Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	brethren_n	pastor_n	reverend_n	3,178	5	16.2144	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56902	The dead prophet yet speaking a funeral sermon preached at Plaisterers-Hall, Feb. 15, 1690, to the Church of Christ there, upon the sad occasion of the decease of their late Reverend Pastor, Mr. John Faldo / by John Quick ...	Quick, John, 1636-1706.	1691 (1691)	Wing Q206; ESTC R38018	15,021	42

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