Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	earth_n	heaven_n	loose_v	6,038	5	10.6252	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05126	A true description out of the VVorde of God of the visible church	Barrow, Henry, 1550?-1593.	1589 (1589)	STC 1526.5; ESTC S2507	7,542	12

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