Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	according_a	day_n	lord_n	3,508	5	3.5503	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52086	A sermon of simony & sacriledge by Edward Marston.	Marston, Edward.	1699 (1699)	Wing M814; ESTC R26803	14,579	26

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