Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	year_n	young_a	youth_n	457	3	7.8430	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41668	The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan shewing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...	Gouge, Thomas, 1605-1681.	1676 (1676)	Wing G1387; ESTC R32454	122,357	176

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understanding_n and_o affection_n shall_v be_v give_v unto_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n great_o offend_v when_o as_o man_n reserve_v the_o best_a of_o the_o flock_n to_o themselves_o and_o offer_v the_o old_a the_o blind_a and_o the_o lame_a unto_o he_o and_o will_v he_o be_v well-pleased_n that_o we_o devote_v our_o youth_n and_o young_a year_n to_o the_o service_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o satisfy_a our_o own_o lust_n and_o reserve_v for_o he_o only_o our_o decrepit_a old_a age_n this_o be_v likewise_o commend_v to_o we_o in_o the_o example_n of_o divers_a young_a man_n record_v in_o scripture_n we_o read_v of_o isaac_n that_o while_o he_o be_v young_a he_o accustom_v himself_o to_o prayer_n and_o meditation_n gen._n 24._o 63._o of_o josiah_n that_o when_o he_o be_v eight_o year_n old_a he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n while_o he_o be_v yet_o young_a he_o begin_v to_o seek_v after_o the_o god_n 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