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
A56413	Sir William Parkins speech to the Hovse of Commons in Parliament concerning the present establishment of church-government, Iuly 5th, 1641.; Speech to the House of Commons in Parliament concerning the present establishment of church-government	Parkins, William, Sir.	1641 (1641)	Wing P496; ESTC R11303	1,659	8

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