Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	body_n	sin_n	soul_n	10,582	5	5.4910	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59213	A Lent-sermon preached in the cathedral church at Norwich upon a Shrove Svnday by Robert Seppens ...	Seppens, Robert.	1679 (1679)	Wing S2559_VARIANT; ESTC R33864	16,210	35

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