Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	darkness_n	heart_n	shine_v	3,010	5	9.0570	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41630	The divine history of the genesis of the world explicated & illustrated	Gott, Samuel, 1613-1671.	1670 (1670)	Wing G1353; ESTC R2249	420,445	525

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