Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	father_n	ghost_n	son_n	4,290	5	5.9916	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67385	The doctrine of the blessed Trinity, briefly explained in a letter to a friend	Wallis, John, 1616-1703.	1690 (1690)	Wing W575; ESTC R1265	7,384	20

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