Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	government_n	manner_n	university_n	13,153	5	13.5058	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37061	The copy of a letter written to Mr. Alexander Hinderson	Dury, John, 1596-1680.	1643 (1643)	Wing D2848; ESTC R18034	12,752	20

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