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	union_n	unite_v	2,861	5	9.6485	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30335	A discourse concerning transubstantiation and idolatry being an answer to the Bishop of Oxford's plea relating to those two points.	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.	1688 (1688)	Wing B5775; ESTC R23015	24,041	38

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