Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	christian_a	faith_n	scripture_n	3,503	5	5.6936	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45251	The rebels text opened, and their solemn appeal answered being a sermon preach'd in the parish church of Up-Lime, on the thanksgiving-day for our wonderful deliverance from the late horrid rebellion, being Sunday, July 26. 1685 / by Charles Hutton ...	Hutton, Charles, b. 1652 or 3.	1686 (1686)	Wing H3840; ESTC R8588	18,102	34

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