Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	blood_n	flesh_n	inherit_v	5,014	5	11.6402	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45770	An important query for protestants viz. can good come out of Galilee? or, Can a popish ruler propagate the reform'd religion?		1688 (1688)	Wing I102; ESTC R19967	7,729	14

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