Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	eternal_a	life_n	word_n	8,769	5	4.5336	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44671	The carnality of religious contention in two sermons preach'd at the merchant's lecture in Broadstreet / by John Howe ...	Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1693 (1693)	Wing H3019; ESTC R1703	46,035	129

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