Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	bishop_n	church_n	see_v	4,603	5	4.1268	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62325	A sermon preached at Blockley in Worcestershire upon the thanksgiving-day, Sept. 9, 1683 by Samuel Scattergood ...	Scattergood, Samuel, 1646-1696.	1683 (1683)	Wing S844; ESTC R8062	11,501	31

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