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	time_n	year_n	4,003	5	4.9349	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69742	A Christian hnd [sic] sober wish for moderation by a true son of the church.	True son of the church.	1662 (1662)	Wing C3939; ESTC R9061	12,080	18

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