Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	comfort_n	effect_n	great_a	73	3	2.1334	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11481	Prudence the first of the foure cardinall virtues. Written by Sr. Miles Sandis, Kt; Prima pars parvi opusculi	Sandys, Miles, Sir, 1600 or 1601-1636.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1634 (1634)	STC 21732; ESTC S116654	54,069	288

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