Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	council_n	parliament_n	privy_a	2,717	5	9.7040	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91165	Conscientious, serious theological and legal quæres, propounded to the twice-dissipated, self-created anti-Parliamentary Westminster juncto, and its Members. To convince them of, humble them for, convert them from their transcendent treasons, rebellions, perjuries, violences, oppressive illegal taxes, excises, militiaes, imposts; destructive councils, proceedings against their lawfull Protestant hereditarie kings, the old dissolved Parliament, the whole House of Lords, the majoritie of their old secured, secluded, imprisoned fellow-Members, the counties, cities, boroughs, freemen, commons, Church, clergie of England, their Protestant brethren, allies; contrary to all their oathes, protestations, vowes, leagues, covenants, allegiance, remonstrances, declarations, ordinances, promises, obligations to them, the fundamental laws, liberties of the land; and principles of the true Protestant religion; and to perswade them now at last to hearken to and embrace such counsels, as tend to publike unitie, safetie, peace, settlement, and their own salvation. / By William Prynne Esq; a bencher of Lincolns Inne.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1660 (1660)	Wing P3930; Thomason E772_3; ESTC R203226	35,699	53

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to_o they_o from_o scripture_n and_o former_a providence_n in_o my_o good_a old_a cause_n true_o state_v my_o true_a and_o perfect_a narrative_n p._n 94._o 98._o 23._o and_o vindication_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a seclude_a member_n p._n 61_o 62._o be_v not_o the_o very_a finger_n of_o god_n himself_o the_o lord_n own_o do_v true_o marvellous_a in_o all_o our_o eye_n yea_o the_o very_a particular_a judgement_n menace_v by_o god_n himself_o against_o all_o such_o traitor_n and_o innovator_n as_o most_o audacious_o and_o profess_o violate_v with_o the_o high_a hand_n this_o divine_a precept_n prov._n 24_o 21_o 22._o my_o son_n fear_v thou_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n and_o meddle_v not_o with_o those_o that_o be_v give_v to_o change_v for_o their_o calamity_n shall_v sudden_o arise_v and_o who_o know_v the_o ruin_n of_o they_o both_o and_o a_o verification_n of_o prov._n 29._o 1_o if_o not_o a_o divine_a infliction_n of_o the_o very_a confusion_n and_o punishment_n denounce_v 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