Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	charity_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	41	3	8.2595	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60228	The minister of state vvherein is shewn, the true use of modern policy / by Monsievr de Silhon ... ; Englished by H. H. ...; Minister d'estat. English	Silhon, sieur de (Jean), 1596?-1667.; Herbert, Henry, Sir, 1595-1673.	1658 (1658)	Wing S3781; ESTC R5664	174,658	197

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