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	reform_a	4,212	5	9.5265	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30376	Dr. Burnet's letter to his friend in London. Being an answer to a late scurrilous pamphlet entituled His farewel.	G. B.; Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715, attributed name.	1683 (1683)	Wing B5822; ESTC R213039	3,356	2

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