Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	apostle_n	ghost_n	holy_a	1,838	5	4.7745	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46626	Ad clerum a visitation sermon preached at Beckonsfield in the county of Bucks, April the 9th, 1678 / by John James ...	James, John, b. 1649.	1678 (1678)	Wing J427; ESTC R35427	26,308	47

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13.17_o obey_v they_o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o you_o and_o submit_v yourselves_o for_o they_o watch_v for_o your_o soul_n as_o they_o that_o must_v give_v account_n and_o from_o hence_o st._n ignatius_n exhort_v the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n to_o unity_n and_o order_n present_v they_o with_o that_o respect_v 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n epist_n ad_fw-la smyrn_n p._n 6._o which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n as_o a_o proper_a expedient_a thereto_o let_v the_o bishop_n be_v obey_v as_o your_o spiritual_a father_n the_o presbytery_n as_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o deacon_n revere_v in_o obedience_n to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n let_v nothing_o be_v do_v without_o the_o bishop_n appointment_n i_o must_v confess_v that_o the_o best_a of_o we_o be_v but_o man_n of_o like_a passion_n and_o infirmity_n with_o other_o and_o consequent_o many_o imperfection_n through_o the_o degeneracy_n of_o humane_a nature_n be_v in_o we_o 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