Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	bless_a	earnest_n	good_a	15	3	2.1334	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47019	A compleat history of Europe, or, A view of the affairs thereof, civil and military from the beginning of the Treaty of Nimeguen, 1676, to the conclusion of the peace with the Turks, 1699 including the articles of the former, and the several infringements of them, the Turkish Wars, the forming of the Grand Confederacy, the revolution in England, &c. : with a particular account of all the actions by sea and land on both sides, and the secret steps that have been made towards a peace, both before, as well as during the last negotiation : wherein are the several treaties at large, the whole intermix'd with divers original letters, declarations, papers and memoirs, never before published / written by a gentleman, who kept an exact journal of all transactions, for above these thirty years.	Jones, D. (David), fl. 1676-1720.	1699 (1699)	Wing J928A; ESTC R13275	681,693	722

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however_o not_o to_o be_v total_o discourage_v and_o in_o assurance_n that_o the_o lithuanian_a army_n will_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o new_a crown_v king_n with_o a_o intention_n far_o still_o to_o embroil_v matter_n he_o write_v the_o follow_a letter_n and_o his_o party_n be_v very_o sedulous_a to_o disperse_v copy_n of_o it_o francis_n lewis_n de_fw-fr bourbon_n prince_n of_o conti_n and_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o polish_v nation_n elect_a king_n of_o poland_n and_o the_o duchy_n of_o lithuania_n make_v no_o haste_n to_o come_v soon_o in_o order_n to_o testify_v his_o acknowledgement_n that_o he_o may_v not_o do_v any_o prejudice_n to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n it_o be_v that_o he_o still_o remain_v on_o board_n his_o ship_n and_o that_o he_o have_v bring_v no_o man_n along_o with_o he_o he_o do_v not_o apprehend_v that_o the_o coronation_n of_o the_o elector_n of_o saxony_n can_v any_o way_n prejudice_n 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