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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81607	The dolefull lamentation of cheap-side crosse: or old England sick of the staggers. The dissenting, and disagreeing in matters of opinion, together with the sundry sorts of sects now raving and reigning, being the maine causes of the disturbance and hinderance of the Common-wealth.		1641 (1641)	Wing D1837; Thomason E134_9; ESTC R15630	4,463	9

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