Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	church_n	lord_n	time_n	2,567	5	3.4734	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44726	A letter to the Earle of Pembrooke concerning the times, and the sad condition both of Prince and people.	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1648 (1648)	Wing H3086; ESTC R39278	7,667	16

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