Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	day_n	keep_v	week_n	4,104	5	9.7261	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63877	A letter to the clergy of the diœcess of Ely from the Bishop of Ely ; before, and preparatory to his visitation.	Church of England. Diocese of Ely. Bishop (1684-1690 : Turner); Turner, Francis, 1638?-1700.	1686 (1686)	Wing T3277; ESTC R38378	10,246	32

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