Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	king_n	person_n	true_a	3,398	5	4.8613	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60806	Some modest reflections upon the commitment of the Earl of Shaftsbury, arising from the late indictment against Mr. Stephen Colledge		1681 (1681)	Wing S4524; ESTC R16525	7,441	5

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