Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	believe_v	salvation_n	son_n	4,481	5	5.4686	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60717	A sober letter, touching predestination and obduration Sent to a minister in the city of Bristol.		1679 (1679)	Wing S4411; ESTC R219110	8,859	14

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