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	word_n	7,455	5	4.3025	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64775	Popery plain foppery: or, The excellency of the Protestant religion, in opposition to popery A poem, written by Sir W.V. Baronet. Licensed, and entred according to Act of Parliament.	W. V., Sir.	1689 (1689)	Wing V16; ESTC R215755	1,681	11

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