Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	authority_n	church_n	faith_n	3,863	5	5.1916	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67501	Ecclesia & Factio a dialogue between Bow-Steeple Dragon and the Exchange Grasshopper.	Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.	1698 (1698)	Wing W733; ESTC R8751	5,558	18

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