Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	flesh_n	sin_n	sinful_a	2,809	5	9.4946	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57733	The fire upon the altar. Or Divine meditations and essayes containing the substance of Christian religion	Rowe, Cheyne.	1679 (1679)	Wing R2061A; ESTC R218415	226,122	405

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