Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	bind_v	civil_a	great_a	84	3	2.0931	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51821	A sermon preached at the Hampshire-feast on Shrove-Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1685/6 by Tho. Mannyngham ...	Manningham, Thomas, 1651?-1722.	1686 (1686)	Wing M503; ESTC R4397	10,863	38

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