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	faith_n	point_n	5,978	5	6.8695	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46455	The speech of King James the I. to both Houses of Parliament upon his accession to, and the happy union of both the crowns of England and Scotland, regally pronounced, and expressed by him to them, die Jovis 22th. Martii 1603.; Speeches. 1604-03-22.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1689 (1689)	Wing J144; ESTC R220721	13,401	12

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