Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	christian_a	church_n	lord_n	2,111	5	3.6219	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66370	An answer to a late printed paper given about by some of the Church of Rome in a letter to a gentleman.	Williams, John, 1636?-1709.	1688 (1688)	Wing W2679; ESTC R24560	12,966	22

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