Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	condemnation_n	light_n	light_v	1,791	5	9.6672	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42085	Discourses upon several divine subjects by Tho. Gregory ...	Gregory, Thomas, 1668 or 9-1706.	1696 (1696)	Wing G1932; ESTC R7592	108,242	264

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