Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	bring_v	child_n	lord_n	6,342	5	4.3817	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09744	The vvhole sermons of that eloquent diuine, of famous memory; Thomas Playfere, Doctor in Diuinitie Gathered into one vollume, the titles thereof are named in the next page.; Sermons	Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609.; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Path-way to perfection. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Heart's delight. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Power of praier. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Sick-man's couch. aut	1623 (1623)	STC 20003; ESTC S105046	300,452	702

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to_o perfection_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o saint_n mary_n spital_n in_o london_n on_o wednesday_n in_o easter-weeke_n 1593._o by_o thomas_n playfere_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n london_n print_v by_o thomas_n snodham_n for_o matthew_n law_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1623._o to_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o worthy_a knight_n my_o honourable_a good_a patron_n sir_n george_n carpy_n knight_n martial_n of_o her_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a household_n and_o governor_n of_o she_o i_o will_v of_o wight_n all_o joy_n external_a internal_a eternal_a sir_n as_o soon_o as_o i_o have_v preach_v this_o sermon_n it_o please_v the_o

four_o say_v the_o preacher_n riches_n be_v not_o to_o man_n of_o understanding_n that_o rich_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n want_v 〈◊〉_d great_o any_o understanding_n wh●●_n 〈◊〉_d have_v so_o much_o riches_n 12.10_o luk._n 12.10_o that_o he_o can_v not_o tell_v what_o to_o do_v with_o they_o he_o resolve_v to_o pull_v down_o his_o old_a barn_n which_o be_v too_o little_a and_o to_o build_v big_a but_o what_o say_v the_o answer_n of_o god_n thou_o fool_n this_o night_n shall_v they_o take_v away_o thy_o foul_a from_o thou_o and_o then_o who_o shall_v thy_o good_n be_v wherefore_o be_v that_o think_n himself_o of_o great_a understanding_n before_o be_v here_o declare_v to_o be_v fool_n and_o a_o poor_a fool_n also_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o his_o soul_n leave_v to_o help_v he_o the_o loss_n whereof_o can_v not_o be_v recompense_v and_o countervail_v with_o win_v the_o whole_a world_n a_o man_n life_n then_o do_v not_o consist_v in_o the_o abundance_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o 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