Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	church_n	communion_n	schism_n	2,635	5	10.6078	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36204	The Danger and unreasonableness of a toleration in reference to some late papers which have passed concerning liberty of conscience.		1685 (1685)	Wing D177; ESTC R17399	3,941	10

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