Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	bring_v	church_n	king_n	2,790	5	3.5717	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36215	The Danger of a comprehension		1689 (1689)	Wing D177A; ESTC R43124	1,723	1

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