Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	faith_n	justify_v	work_n	9,708	5	7.3025	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39501	An Earnest call to family-catechising and reformation by a reverend divine.		1693 (1693)	Wing E95; ESTC R31403	30,606	74

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