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	person_n	unity_n	11,351	5	10.1140	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30916	A letter to a lady furnishing her with Scripture testimonies against the principal points and doctrines of popery	Barecroft, Charles.	1688 (1688)	Wing B757; ESTC R20623	57,234	84

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