Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	church_n	king_n	power_n	1,585	5	4.6995	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10984	A declaration of the Duke of Rohan peere of France, &c. Containing the iustnes of reasons and motiues which haue obliged him to implore the assistance of the King of Great Britaine, and to take armes for the defence of the Reformed Churches. Translated according to the French copie.; Déclaration de Monsieur le duc de Rohan, pair de France. English	Rohan, Henri, duc de, 1579-1638.	1628 (1628)	STC 21252; ESTC S116136	14,493	28

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and_o employ_v his_o force_n have_v embrace_v this_o cause_n with_o great_a vigour_n not_o move_v thereunto_o out_o of_o any_o ambitious_a desire_n to_o intrude_v upon_o other_o but_o only_o out_o of_o the_o compassion_n which_o he_o have_v of_o our_o misery_n and_o the_o displeasure_n to_o see_v his_o intervention_n with_o so_o great_a indignity_n contemn_v so_o far_o forth_o as_o that_o they_o will_v make_v it_o serve_v for_o the_o oppression_n of_o those_o who_o he_o desire_v to_o relieve_v and_o thereby_o to_o add_v unto_o his_o crown_n that_o rich_a flower_n of_o honour_n to_o be_v the_o deliverer_n of_o the_o church_n of_o this_o kingdom_n which_o by_o their_o faith_n and_o constancy_n even_o in_o the_o persecution_n have_v make_v themselves_o to_o be_v celebrate_v throughout_o the_o world_n moreover_o he_o have_v let_v we_o know_v that_o to_o be_v his_o only_a design_n to_o the_o which_o he_o protest_v to_o betake_v himself_o with_o so_o great_a firmness_n as_o it_o have_v be_v 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