Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	blind_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	13	3	8.5796	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39304	The foundation of tythes shaken and the four principal posts (of divine institution, primitive practice, voluntary donations, & positive laws) on which the nameless author of the book, called, The right of tythes asserted and proved, hath set his pretended right to tythes, removed, in a reply to the said book / by Thomas Ellwood.	Ellwood, Thomas, 1639-1713.	1678 (1678)	Wing E622; ESTC R20505	321,752	532

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boniface_n he_o say_v pag._n 92._o if_o i_o desire_v to_o have_v the_o name_n of_o tithe_n as_o well_o as_o the_o thing_n among_o the_o ancient_a saxon_n i_o may_v find_v in_o the_o epistle_n of_o boniface_n to_o cuthbert_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n anno._n 745._o that_o the_o english_a priest_n in_o those_o day_n be_v maintain_v by_o the_o take_v the_o daily_a oblation_n and_o tithe_n of_o the_o faithful_a hitherto_o he_o have_v find_v neither_o the_o thing_n nor_o the_o name_n among_o his_o saxon_a evidence_n but_o have_v give_v only_o some_o ill_a ground_a conjecture_n that_o churchesset_a and_o ciric-sceat_a may_v signify_v a_o kind_n of_o tithe_n and_o what_o he_o have_v now_o find_v in_o the_o epistle_n of_o this_o archbishop_n boniface_n come_v much_o too_o late_o to_o clear_a tithe_n from_o the_o blemish_n of_o popish_a institution_n for_o if_o he_o can_v prove_v a_o institution_n of_o tithe_n in_o this_o nation_n a_o general_a dedication_n of_o tithe_n or_o any_o 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