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
A77800	Alderman Bunce his speech to the Lord Maior, Aldermen and Common-Council of London, touching the Kings resolution to accept of honourable conditions from a free-Parliament for his admitment.	Bunce, James, Sir, d. 1670.	1660 (1660)	Wing B5472; Thomason E1017_41; ESTC R208240	4,097	8

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