Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	woman_n	world_n	young_a	216	3	6.1512	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41017	Thrēnoikos the house of mourning furnished with directions for the hour of death ... delivered in LIII sermons preached at the funerals of divers faithfull servants of Christ / by Daniel Featly, Martin Day, John Preston, Ri. Houldsworth, Richard Sibbs, Thomas Taylor, doctors in divinity, Thomas Fuller and other reverend divines.	Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645.	1660 (1660)	Wing F595; ESTC R30449	896,768	624

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22.29_o a_o man_n ignorant_a in_o the_o scripture_n can_v never_o right_o perform_v any_o spiritual_a duty_n hence_o be_v that_o of_o david_n thy_o testimony_n faith_n he_o be_v my_o delight_n and_o my_o counsellor_n 24_o if_o any_o matter_n come_v in_o hand_n that_o concern_v his_o soul_n straight_o to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n go_v he_o to_o know_v thence_o how_o to_o do_v it_o as_o a_o man_n for_o his_o lease_n or_o conveyance_n go_v to_o a_o counsellor_n for_o direction_n so_o again_o he_o confess_v that_o if_o god_n law_n have_v not_o be_v his_o delight_n 93_o he_o shall_v have_v perish_v in_o his_o affliction_n and_o so_o no_o comfort_n no_o true_a quiet_a in_o any_o trouble_n much_o more_o at_o death_n without_o the_o guidance_n and_o information_n of_o the_o word_n the_o assurance_n that_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v pluck_v out_o that_o god_n wrath_n be_v appease_v that_o sin_n be_v pardon_v that_o heaven_n gate_n be_v open_v whence_o shall_v we_o fetch_v these_o but_o from_o the_o scripture_n the_o direction_n for_o a_o holy_a life_n which_o be_v the_o best_a preparation_n for_o death_n where_o shall_v we_o find_v they_o but_o in_o the_o scripture_n here_o than_o we_o see_v be_v a_o caveat_n to_o all_o that_o have_v no_o will_n use_v nor_o desire_v to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o scripture_n divers_n think_v they_o shall_v have_v do_v well_o enough_o though_o we_o have_v no_o such_o book_n as_o we_o call_v the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o be_v a_o scripture-man_n be_v a_o byword_n a_o reproach_n a_o matter_n of_o disgrace_n and_o soon_o will_v man_n listen_v to_o some_o idle_a pamphlet_n then_o to_o a_o matter_n of_o scripture_n well_o beguile_v