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
A65534	A brief and modest reply to Mr. Penn's tedious, scurrilous and unchristian defence against the Bishop of Cork	Wettenhall, Edward, 1636-1713.	1699 (1699)	Wing W1489; ESTC R38532	21,311	30

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