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	england_n	people_n	2,804	4	4.5265	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87292	Nevvs out of Spaine ofinfinite [sic] concernment to England in tvvo letters from Mr. Brian I:Anson, a sonne of the Church in Spaine, to his father Sr Brian I:Anson and brother D. Hen. I:Anson of the Church of Rome in England, both now in the Kings army, there to promote the rightes and liberties of the same holy church. Published, thereby to give clearer intimation to all the inhabitants of England ...	I'Anson, Brian.	1644 (1644)	Wing I27; Thomason E6_20; ESTC R5393	9,650	9

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