Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	faith_n	hope_n	theological_a	1,178	5	12.4996	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48847	A sermon preached before the King at White-Hall, March 6, 1673/4 by William Lloyd ...	Lloyd, William, 1627-1717.	1674 (1674)	Wing L2708; ESTC R20362	14,668	37

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