Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	pride_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	33	3	9.4158	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30920	Sermons upon several texts of Scripture by George Barker ...	Barker, George, B.D.	1697 (1697)	Wing B768; ESTC R22629	136,325	300

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