Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	day_n	jew_n	week_n	3,186	5	10.2177	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86289	A sermon preached before the Kings Majesty at Whitehall on Friday the 22 of March anno 1660. / By John Hacket D.D. chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty. Publisht by his Majesties appointment.	Hacket, John, 1592-1670.	1660 (1660)	Wing H172; Thomason E1086_7; ESTC R202486	15,388	41

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