Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	church_n	pastor_n	universal_a	1,330	5	9.1769	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61267	A sermon preached at the Assizes at Hertford, March the 9th, 1682/3 by John Standish ...	Standish, John, d. 1686.	1683 (1683)	Wing S5217; ESTC R13596	14,535	38

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