Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	pure_a	religion_n	undefiled_a	1,985	5	11.7434	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40095	A sermon preach'd at the meeting of the sons of the clergy in S. Mary-le-Bow Church, on Tuesday the sixth of December, 1692 by Edward Lord Bishop of Gloucester.	Fowler, Edward, 1632-1714.	1692 (1692)	Wing F1722; ESTC R10616	15,317	36

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