Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	christian_a	religion_n	true_a	1,509	5	4.7207	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59593	No reformation of the established reformation by John Shaw ...	Shaw, John, 1614-1689.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3022; ESTC R33735	94,232	272

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