Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	air_n	earth_n	element_n	2,483	5	9.5484	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58808	Practical discourses concerning obedience and the love of God. Vol. II by John Scott ...	Scott, John, 1639-1695.; Zouch, Humphrey.	1698 (1698)	Wing S2062; ESTC R32130	213,666	480

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