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	militant_a	4,766	5	11.7120	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96034	A glasse and salve for professors held to them. By William Voile minister of the Gospel.	Voile, William.	1668 (1668)	Wing V749A; ESTC R186085	101,652	114

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