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	true_a	visible_a	7,129	5	9.3865	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33237	Second thoughts, or, The case of a limited toleration, stated according to the present exigence of affairs in church and state	Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674.	1660 (1660)	Wing C4425; ESTC R15288	7,331	10

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