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	law_n	3,191	5	4.8145	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27214	Some observations upon the apologie of Dr. Henry More for his mystery of godliness by J. Beaumont ...	Beaumont, Joseph, 1616-1699.	1665 (1665)	Wing B1628; ESTC R18002	132,647	201

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