Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	bishop_n	church_n	time_n	3,265	5	3.4917	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30370	A letter, containing some reflections on His Majesties Declaration for liberty of conscience dated the fourth of April, 1687	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.; Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.	1689 (1689)	Wing B5815; ESTC R22971	10,147	10

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