Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	abraham_n	promise_n	seed_n	4,214	5	8.3589	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72181	[A commentarye vpon the prophet Malaky. M.D.LIII]	Gilby, Anthony, ca. 1510-1585.	1553 (1553)	STC 11885.5; ESTC S125398	35,692	100

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