Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	aaron_n	act_n	righteous_a	30	3	8.9454	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61862	A sermon preached at the assizes at Hertford, Jvly viii, 1689 by John Strype ...	Strype, John, 1643-1737.	1689 (1689)	Wing S6025; ESTC R685	13,242	36

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