Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	able_a	account_n	affair_n	17	3	7.0721	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37070	The interest of England in the Protestant cause	Dury, John, 1596-1680.	1659 (1659)	Wing D2864; ESTC R15464	21,459	33

the_o interest_n of_o england_n in_o the_o protestant_a cause_n zach._n 4.6_o not_o by_o might_n nor_o by_o power_n but_o by_o my_o spirit_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n isa_n 59.19_o they_o shall_v fear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o the_o west_n and_o his_o glory_n from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n when_o the_o enemy_n shall_v come_v in_o like_o a_o flood_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v lift_v up_o a_o standard_n against_o he_o london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n mdclix_o the_o interest_n of_o england_n in_o the_o protestant_a cause_n the_o duke_n of_o rohan_n in_o his_o life_n time_n a_o wise_a statesman_n a_o excellent_a captain_n and_o a_o zealous_a protestant_n do_v write_v a_o solid_a discourse_n to_o show_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o state_n of_o europe_n wherein_o upon_o most_o rational_a ground_n he_o do_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o interest_n of_o england_n be_v to_o make_v a_o three_o party_n in_o europe_n upon_o the_o protestant_a account_n to_o balance_v all_o public_a affair_n and_o state-transaction_n between_o france_n and_o spain_n and_o do_v assert_v that_o if_o the_o state_n of_o great_a britain_n do_v not_o divide_v and_o weaken_v itself_o by_o civil_a controversy_n no_o foreign_a state_n can_v molest_v it_o but_o it_o will_v be_v able_a to_o uphold_v the_o persecute_a protestant_n every_o where_o and_o balance_v the_o power_n of_o europe_n so_o between_o france_n and_o spain_n that_o neither_o of_o they_o shall_v become_v too_o potent_a to_o sway_v the_o affair_n of_o europe_n monarchical_o for_o their_o own_o end_n which_o be_v the_o constant_a design_n of_o those_o two_o opposite_a nation_n his_o discourse_n will_v be_v find_v by_o all_o that_o read_v it_o very_o rational_a and_o clear_a but_o he_o only_o reflect_v as_o a_o s_n ates-man_n upon_o the_o outward_a circumstance_n of_o humane_a affair_n and_o the_o way_n which_o policy_n do_v suggest_v to_o balance_v power_n with_o power_n and_o treaty_n by_o 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