Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	great_a	know_v	time_n	2,765	4	3.2223	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43193	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice Treby at the Assizes held at Horsham in the County of Sussex, on the 23d day of March, 1696[/]7. By Peter Heald, A.M. and prebendary in the Cathedral Church of Chichester.	Heald, Peter, d. 1728.	1697 (1697)	Wing H1300A; ESTC R216620	11,478	30

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16.13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quit_v yourselves_o like_o man_n and_o be_v strong_a and_o the_o heathen_n in_o their_o address_n to_o their_o people_n to_o behave_v themselves_o valiant_o use_v to_o bid_v they_o remember_v they_o be_v man_n imply_v that_o if_o they_o do_v but_o consider_v they_o be_v man_n they_o will_v then_o do_v worthy_o and_o honourable_o as_o become_v the_o dignity_n of_o their_o name_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o the_o consideration_n that_o we_o be_v english_a man_n now_o in_o a_o time_n of_o danger_n and_o war_n with_o a_o strong_a and_o subtle_a enemy_n shall_v raise_v in_o we_o a_o courage_n suitable_a to_o that_o name_n which_o have_v be_v so_o famous_a in_o former_a age_n and_o excite_v we_o to_o give_v it_o a_o new_a lustre_n by_o revive_v the_o virtue_n of_o our_o forefather_n in_o give_v all_o possible_a testimony_n of_o fidelity_n and_o goodwill_n to_o our_o country_n then_o shall_v we_o bear_v our_o part_n of_o the_o 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