Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	keep_v	religion_n	unspotted_a	1,921	5	12.0777	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65907	This to the King and his councel something in answer to an order made by the House of Lords for the breaking up of the meetings of the people of God in scorn called Quakers ...	Whitehead, John, 1630-1696.	1660 (1660)	Wing W1983; ESTC R20705	4,184	10

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