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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	bring_v	church_n	people_n	1,374	5	4.3145	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41726	A sermon preached before the King at White-Hall on Christmas-Day, 1684 Humfrey Gower ...	Gower, Humphrey, 1638-1711.	1685 (1685)	Wing G1459; ESTC R3870	19,094	36

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〈◊〉_d id._n ibid._n and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o weakness_n of_o that_o childish_a people_n who_o be_v to_o be_v manage_v and_o conduct_v by_o it_o but_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o conclude_v from_o thence_o that_o the_o utmost_a felicity_n propose_v to_o the_o jew_n be_v only_o a_o fat_a land_n and_o a_o long_a life_n milk_n and_o honey_n peace_n and_o plenty_n and_o at_o the_o last_o the_o burial_n perhaps_o of_o man_n but_o the_o death_n of_o bruit_n if_o this_o be_v all_o the_o swine_n they_o loathe_v be_v as_o happy_a as_o themselves_o but_o they_o be_v man_n a_o nation_n high_o favour_v and_o honour_v by_o god_n far_o above_o all_o other_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n a_o peculiar_a and_o choose_a people_n to_o who_o be_v commit_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n and_o to_o who_o pertain_v the_o adoption_n and_o the_o glory_n and_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o promise_n who_o be_v the_o father_n and_o of_o who_o as_o 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