Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	according_a	church_n	doctrine_n	4,717	5	6.8021	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32667	To the Most Reverend Father in God, William Lord Archbishop of Canterbury	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Juxon, William, 1582-1663.; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1662 (1662)	Wing C3613; ESTC R35504	4,023	11

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