Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	lord_n	patience_n	temperance_n	1,881	5	11.4585	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88816	Gospel-separation separated from its abuses; or The saints guide in Gospel-fellowship. Whereby they may be directed not onely to preserve the purity, but withall the unity of Gospel-worship: by a well-wisher to Sions purity and unity, R.L. Imprimatur. Joseph Caryl.	Lawrence, Richard, d. 1684.	1657 (1657)	Wing L676; Thomason E1613_5; ESTC R202679	77,723	176

and_o david_n my_o servant_n shall_v be_v king_n over_o they_o and_o they_o all_o shall_v have_v one_o shepherd_n so_o zech._n 14.9_o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v king_n over_o all_o the_o earth_n in_o that_o day_n shall_v there_o be_v one_o lord_n and_o his_o name_n one_o but_o more_o particular_o 1._o this_o glorious_a union_n of_o god_n church_n will_v renew_v its_o strength_n that_o though_o now_o in_o its_o divide_a shatter_a state_n it_o show_v itself_o like_o israel_n scatter_v abroad_o throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n to_o gather_v stubble_n exod._n 5.12_o in_o which_o state_n every_o petty_a taskmaster_n of_o pharcah_n can_v exercise_v tyranny_n over_o they_o ve●s_o 14._o but_o if_o once_o unite_v they_o will_v then_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o enemy_n as_o israel_n gather_v together_o be_v in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n terrible_a for_o their_o enemy_n to_o look_v upon_o numb_a 22.3_o their_o beholder_n then_o instead_o of_o curse_v of_o they_o will_v 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