Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	consume_v	heaven_n	lord_n	2,463	5	3.6731	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93790	Halting stigmatiz'd in a sermon preached to the Honorable House of Commons on the monethly fast day, Octob. 25. 1643. at Margarets Westminster. By Arthur Salvvey, pastour of Severne-stoake in the county of Worcester. Published by order of the said House.	Salwey, Arthur, b. 1605 or 6.	1644 (1644)	Wing S522; Thomason E77_13; ESTC R17704	11,333	28

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