Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	dwell_v	fullness_n	godhead_n	2,409	5	10.7976	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29032	An antidote against Mr. Baxters palliated cure of church divisions, or, An account of several weighty and just exceptions against that book	Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671.	1670 (1670)	Wing B403; ESTC R22036	15,110	23

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