Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	doctrine_n	reform_a	3,582	5	9.8202	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48206	A Letter to a noble lord at London from a friend at Oxford upon occasion of the late covenant taken by both Houses.	Friend at Oxford.	1643 (1643)	Wing L1691; ESTC R36362	10,224	15

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