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
A94484	To the Honourable the House of Commons assembled in high court of Parliament: the humble remonstrance and petition of the Lord Major, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in Common Councell assembled.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1646 (1646)	Wing T1447; Thomason E338_7; ESTC R200842	5,725	16

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