Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	body_n	church_n	mystical_a	1,148	5	10.4023	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38767	The case of kneeling at the Holy Sacrament stated & resolved. Part I ...	Evans, John, 17th cent.	1683 (1683)	Wing E3446; ESTC R226085	40,728	63

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