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
A66607	A sermon preached before the judge at the assizes held at Nottingham, on the 19th of July, 1689 by W. Wilson ...	Wilson, W., Rector of St. Peter's Church in Nottingham.	1689 (1689)	Wing W2957; ESTC R8299	16,299	32

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