Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	church_n	england_n	national_a	1,273	5	11.5498	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26943	Mr. Baxter's judgment and reasons against communicating with the parish-assemblies, as by law required, impartially stated and proposed	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1684 (1684)	Wing B1289; ESTC R14325	19,788	40

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