Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	church_n	concern_v	scripture_n	2,937	5	6.3818	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48108	A letter in answer to a city friend, shewing how agreeable liberty of conscience is to the Church of England		1687 (1687)	Wing L1553; ESTC R10171	5,981	12

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