Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	power_n	sin_n	spirit_n	6,658	5	5.2352	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65293	The doctrine of repentance, useful for these times by Tho. Watson ...	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1668 (1668)	Wing W1122; ESTC R38513	84,062	186

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