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	government_n	state_n	2,773	4	5.6675	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37234	The Essexian triumviri, or, A discourse btween three Colchester-gentlemen disguiz'd in masquerade and Titus Otes concerning the present government both ecclesiastical and civil, and the election of members to sit in the House of Commons whensoever it shall please His Majesty to call a Parliament.	B. D.; Oates, Titus, 1649-1705.	1684 (1684)	Wing D4; ESTC R8307	10,546	28

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