Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	christian_a	emperor_n	king_n	2,063	5	3.8594	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51533	The honour of kings vindicated and asserted In a sermon preached before the Right Honourable Sr. Patrick Drummond, late Conservator of the Priviledges of the Scots nation in the Netherlands, togeter [sic] with a considerable number of merchants, masters, and common sea-men from several places, the 3. of May 1661. stilo novo, being his Majesties coronation day. By Mr. Thomas Mowbray Minister of the Gospel at the Stapel-Port in Camp-veet.	Mowbray, Thomas, minister of the Gospel.	1663 (1663)	Wing M2995A; ESTC R217897	16,640	25

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the_o hatred_n of_o the_o people_n and_o yet_o seek_v the_o full_a right_n of_o king_n so_o to_o destroy_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n give_v the_o name_n they_o seek_v in_o substance_n though_o not_o in_o term_n 5._o the_o apostle_n may_v name_v king_n to_o prevent_v rebellion_n in_o the_o subject_n which_o either_o shall_v fear_v such_o as_o affect_v the_o title_n or_o live_v under_o such_o as_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v king_n and_o so_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o will_v have_v they_o even_o to_o obey_v king_n how_o hateful_a soever_o natural_o that_o kind_n of_o government_n do_v seem_v unto_o they_o last_o the_o apostle_n make_v mention_n of_o king_n as_o the_o last_o kind_n of_o government_n a_o monarchy_n be_v in_o many_o respect_v the_o most_o excellent_a form_n of_o government_n as_o come_v near_o to_o the_o similitude_n of_o god_n who_o be_v not_o only_o one_o in_o nature_n but_o one_o in_o government_n also_o and_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o nature_n 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