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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	scripture_n	word_n	write_a	3,489	5	10.6702	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03696	Of the rich man and Lazarus Certaine sermons, by Robert Horne.	Horne, Robert, 1565-1640.	1619 (1619)	STC 13823; ESTC S104236	106,903	146

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