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	peace_n	unity_n	1,654	5	9.0086	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94666	To the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons in the high court of Parliament now assembled the humble petition of the well affected prentices and yong-men of the City of London and suburbs.		1642 (1642)	Wing T1695; Thomason 669.f.6[100]; ESTC R212581	1,061	1

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