Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	good_a	power_n	will_n	6,944	5	6.4930	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60947	A sermon preached at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Novemb. 9, 1662 by Robert Smith.	South, Robert, 1634-1716.	1663 (1663)	Wing S4738; ESTC R24563	14,746	48

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