Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	tradition_n	word_n	write_a	2,864	5	10.7679	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02771	The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the fifth of August. 1624. By Tho. Adams.	Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.	1624 (1624)	STC 129; ESTC S100422	35,512	74

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