Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	call_v	christian_a	church_n	3,546	5	3.9941	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54986	Plaine truth vvithout feare, or, Flattery being a case of conscience tryed at Oxford	Wilbee, Amon.	1643 (1643)	Wing P2371; Thomason E89_30	5,026	9

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