Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	corruption_n	original_a	sin_n	7,749	5	5.5349	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67826	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the lord mayor and aldermen of the city of London at Guild-Hall Chapell, February the 17th, 1677/8 / by Edw. Young.	Young, Edward, 1641 or 2-1705.	1678 (1678)	Wing Y65; ESTC R39193	12,745	34

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