Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	action_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	30	3	8.3431	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66466	Divine poems and meditations in two parts / written by William Williams ...	Williams, William, b. 1613.	1677 (1677)	Wing W2786; ESTC R8131	55,180	128

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