Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	blood_n	bread_n	wine_n	4,553	5	7.6486	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14757	VVoe to drunkards A sermon by Samuel Ward preacher of Ipswich.	Ward, Samuel, 1577-1640.	1622 (1622)	STC 25055; ESTC S111607	15,586	56

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