Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	ancient_a	king_n	kingdom_n	3,189	5	5.7718	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65994	A sermon preached at Stow, in the county of Bucks, on the ninth of September, 1683 being the day of thanksgiving appointed by the King's declaration, for acknowledging God's great mercy in discovering and defeating the late treasonable conspiracy against His Sacred Majesty's person and government / by Tho. Wagstaffe ...	Wagstaffe, Thomas, 1645-1712.	1683 (1683)	Wing W212; ESTC R1767	17,329	42

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eripere_fw-la populum_fw-la armare_fw-la tribunalia_fw-la evertere_fw-la leges_fw-la rescindere_fw-la possessiones_fw-la dissipare_fw-la regna_fw-la ad_fw-la popularem_fw-la statum_fw-la revocare_fw-la the_o incomparable_a bishop_n jewel_n in_o his_o apology_n for_o the_o church_n of_o england_n when_o it_o have_v be_v object_v by_o the_o papist_n that_o the_o protestant_n be_v turbulent_a man_n that_o they_o take_v away_o sceptre_n from_o king_n that_o they_o arm_v the_o people_n that_o they_o overturn_v tribunal_n that_o they_o lay_v aside_o the_o law_n that_o they_o break_v in_o piece_n mens_fw-la right_n and_o possession_n that_o they_o turn_v kingdom_n to_o popular_a state_n etc._n etc._n after_o a_o sufficient_a detestation_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n and_o have_v say_v that_o the_o object_v they_o against_o the_o protestant_n be_v such_o a_o calumny_n as_o be_v cast_v upon_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n answer_n thus_o tranquilltor_n thus_o pag._n 77._o arg●on●s_fw-la 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