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	kingdom_n	time_n	2,800	4	3.6726	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36347	Speech of the right reverend father in God, Anthony Lord Bishop of Meath, when the clergy waited on His Majesty at his camp nigh Dublin, July 7, 1690 : together with His Majesty's most gracious answer.	Dopping, Anthony, 1643-1697.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1690 (1690)	Wing D1914; ESTC R30983	1,405	1

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