Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	enter_v	heaven_n	pharisee_n	2,087	5	9.8405	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26596	A moral discourse of the power of interest by David Abercromby ...	Abercromby, David, d. 1701 or 2.	1690 (1690)	Wing A83; ESTC R6325	62,955	218

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