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	sabbath_n	week_n	6,281	5	10.0050	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59709	An ansvver to the scandalous aspersions of committees, by Mr. Walter Powell, in his booke, called, Newes for newters, &c. and in his epistles preceding his booke. By William Sheppard Esquire, one of the members of the committee for Gloucester, Hereford, &c.; Answer to the scandalous aspersions of committees, by Mr. Walter Powell, in his booke, called, Newes for newters, &c. and in his epistles preceding his booke.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1648 (1648)	Wing S3176A; ESTC R203562	25,732	33

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