Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	earth_n	heaven_n	water_n	7,702	5	6.4487	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29049	A brief treatise about the spiritual nature of God and of His worship by Edw. Bagshaw ...	Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671.	1662 (1662)	Wing B405; ESTC R9965	16,963	38

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