Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	godly_a	live_v	ungodliness_n	2,015	5	11.3244	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62593	A sermon preached before the Queen, at White-Hall, upon Friday the 26th of Febr. 1691/2 by W. Talbot ...	Talbot, William, 1658 or 9-1730.	1692 (1692)	Wing T123; ESTC R7001	16,845	34

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