Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	call_v	name_n	people_n	4,115	5	4.7157	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15866	A guide unto Sion. Or certaine positions, concerning a true visible church Wherein the nature of a true church is so plainely described, as all men may easily decerne the same from false assemblies. Written by a learned and judicious divine.	Learned and Judicious Divine.; Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?, attributed name. aut	1638 (1638)	STC 26125; ESTC S102219	15,484	34

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