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	king_n	religion_n	6,583	5	5.6955	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01437	Articles concluded upon by the officers and souldiers now in armes by authority of the Parliament of the kingdom of Scotland. Together with, The answer of the noblemen and gentlemen now in armes for the covenant.	Scotland. Army.	1648 (1648)	Wing A3818; ESTC R170378	2,568	9

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