Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	cast_v	divide_v	satan_n	2,466	5	9.6262	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41043	A sermon preached before the House of Peers on December 22 1680 being the day of solemn humiliation / by the Right Reverend Father in God John, Lord Bishop of Oxford.	Fell, John, 1625-1686.	1680 (1680)	Wing F621; ESTC R6374	13,806	33

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