Selected quad for the lemma: diversity_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
diversity_n	gift_n	grace_n	spirit_n	1,075	5	6.0013	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05952	The shepheards starre, or The ministers guide. By Richard Bayly late minister of Crawley in Sussex	Bayly, Richard, fl. 1640.	1640 (1640)	STC 1625; ESTC S112124	23,798	66

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