Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	worthy_a	write_v	yield_v	38	3	6.1991	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79979	The cloak in its colours; or The Presbyterian unmasked, and proved as dangerous as papists to the Church of England Together with a brief and seasonable ansvver to their late unseasonable queries, and list of the pensioners, humbly offer'd to all true Protestant conformists.		1679 (1679)	Wing C4719B; ESTC R223880	10,265	12

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the_o cloak_n in_o its_o colour_n or_o the_o presbyterian_a unmask_v and_o prove_v as_o dangerous_a as_o papist_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n together_o with_o a_o brief_a and_o seasonable_a answer_n to_o their_o late_a unseasonable_a query_n and_o listen_v of_o the_o pensioner_n humble_o offer_v to_o all_o true_a protestant_a conformist_n beware_v of_o false_a prophet_n which_o come_v to_o you_o in_o sheep_n clothing_n but_o inward_o they_o be_v raven_a wolf_n matth._n 7.15_o london_n print_v for_o the_o author_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1679._o the_o cloak_n in_o its_o colour_n or_o the_o presbyterian_o unmask_v sir_n if_o ever_o we_o want_v circumspection_n or_o conduct_n if_o ever_o we_o have_v need_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o discretion_n to_o discern_v between_o our_o feign_a friend_n and_o real_a wellwisher_n between_o undermine_a zealot_n and_o true_a patriot_n this_o must_v be_v the_o time_n a_o time_n wherein_o our_o religion_n our_o life_n our_o liberty_n our_o estate_n and_o 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