Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	church_n	communicate_v	communion_n	1,771	5	9.7997	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40722	Toleration not to be abused by the Independents by a lover of truth and peace.	Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693.	1672 (1672)	Wing F2518; ESTC R35474	9,735	32

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