Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	king_n	law_n	lord_n	7,725	5	3.9681	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93669	Votivæ Angliæ, Englands complaint to their king:, or, The humble desires of all the zealous and true-hearted Protestants in this kingdome, for a speedy and happy reformation of abuses in church government, being the onely meanes to remove these distractions, and to avert the judgement of God from us. : As they were expressed in sundry petitions, remonstrances and letters, lately presented from them to the king, upon sundry occasions. / Collected by a wel-wisher to reformation.	Spencer, John, 1601-1671.	1643 (1643)	Wing S4955A; ESTC R184528	61,579	125

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all_o idolatry_n popery_n and_o all_o profaneness_n and_o papeist_n atheist_n and_o anabaptist_n that_o do_v so_o oppose_v thy_o truth_n and_o authority_n and_o government_n of_o our_o gracious_a king_n oh_o convert_v their_o heart_n or_o else_o confound_v their_o device_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o well_o deserve_a end_n and_o bless_v be_v thy_o holy_a name_n that_o have_v do_v such_o great_a thing_n for_o we_o in_o discover_v those_o horrible_a treason_n and_o rebellious_a idolatry_n popery_n and_o profaneness_n and_o so_o confound_v they_o and_o bring_v many_o of_o they_o to_o their_o shameful_a and_o well_o deserve_a end_n and_o bless_v be_v thy_o holy_a name_n for_o thy_o gracious_a providence_n over_o we_o this_o night_n that_o we_o have_v not_o perish_v in_o work_n of_o darkness_n that_o we_o have_v not_o fall_v into_o despair_n rage_v madness_n that_o thou_o have_v not_o suffer_v our_o house_n to_o be_v burn_v down_o with_o flame_n of_o fire_n or_o our_o enemy_n to_o 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