Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	pay_v	rent_n	tenant_n	2,576	5	9.7256	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41720	The communicants guide directing the younger sort, which have never yet received, and the elder, and ignorant sort, which have hitherto received unworthily, how they may receive the sacrament of the Lords Supper to their souls comfort together with a treatise of divine truths, collected out of ancient and moderne divines / by R. Gove ...	Gove, R. (Richard), 1587-1668.	1654 (1654)	Wing G1452; ESTC R17638	26,688	79

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foot_n by_o which_o we_o come_v unto_o christ_n john_n 6._o 35._o it_o be_v the_o hand_n by_o which_o we_o receive_v he_o john_n 1._o 12._o yea_o it_o be_v the_o mouth_n by_o which_o we_o feed_v on_o he_o john_n 6._o 53._o now_o can_v a_o man_n see_v without_o a_o eye_n come_v without_o a_o foot_n receive_v without_o a_o hand_n feed_v without_o a_o mouth_n no_o sure_o he_o can_v no_o more_o can_v we_o see_v christ_n in_o the_o sacrament_n without_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n come_v unto_o he_o without_o the_o foot_n of_o faith_n receive_v he_o without_o the_o hand_n of_o faith_n or_o feed_v on_o he_o without_o the_o mouth_n