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	true_a	3,104	5	4.6853	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07535	Concerning imposition of hands A sermon a the Lord Archbishop his visitation metropolitical, held, at Saint Marie Cray in Kent, by the Bishop of Rochester his Graces commissioner, the 7 of September last, preached by Richard Milborne Doctor of Diuinitie, and parson of Seuenoke in Kent.	Milbourne, Richard, d. 1624.	1607 (1607)	STC 17917; ESTC S100306	14,523	52

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devour_v her_o flesh_n 2._o king_n 9.36_o in_o like_a sort_n the_o common_a provocation_n of_o other_o to_o needle_n oath_n frivolous_a contention_n excessive_a drink_n and_o swill_v etc._n etc._n fall_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o this_o fault_n or_o by_o allure_a enticement_n of_o profit_n as_o prou._n 1.14_o cast_v in_o thy_o lot_n among_o we_o we_o will_v all_o have_v one_o purse_n or_o of_o pleasure_n prou._n 7_o ●8_o come_v let_v we_o take_v our_o fill_n of_o love_n until_o the_o morning_n consulendo_fw-la other_o man_n iniquity_n be_v make_v we_o by_o evil_a counsel_n give_v so_o balaam_n be_v guilty_a of_o the_o stumble_a block_n which_o he_o counsel_v balaack_n to_o put_v before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n numb_a 24.14_o and_o therefore_o he_o stumble_v upon_o the_o israelite_n sword_n in_o his_o go_v homeward_o numb_a 31.8_o also_o they_o slay_v balaam_n the_o son_n of_o peor_n