Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	divine_a	father_n	person_n	17,692	5	6.0852	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30995	A sermon preached before the King at White-hall, October 17, 1675 by Miles Barne ...	Barne, Miles, d. 1709?	1675 (1675)	Wing B859; ESTC R12524	14,181	47

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