Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	authority_n	lord_n	power_n	2,524	5	4.5383	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79535	A christal for the clergie, especially those that are corrupt in doctrine, scandalous in their lives and conversations. An. Dom. 1641.		1642 (1642)	Wing C3932; Thomason E135_40; ESTC R16423	3,770	7

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