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	will_n	work_n	11,614	5	6.0602	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34014	Charity commended, or, A catholick Christian soberly instructed by J.C.	Collop, John.	1667 (1667)	Wing C5391; ESTC R16883	68,489	162

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