Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	heathen_a	let_v	publican_n	2,742	5	10.9981	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56110	The protestation given in by the dissenting brethren, to the General Assembly July 21, 1652 reviewed and refuted ... / done by a member of the General Assembly.	Member of the General Assembly.	1652 (1652)	Wing P3860; ESTC R33921	14,440	22

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