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	altar_n	year_n	49	3	4.3192	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93917	A learned and very usefull commentary upon the whole prophesie of Malachy, by that late Reverend, Godly and Learned Divine, Mr. Richard Stock, sometime Rector of Alhallowes Breadstreet, London, and now according to the originall copy left by him, published for the common good. Whereunto is added, An exercitation vpon the same prophesie of Malachy / by Samuel Torshell.	Stock, Richard, 1569?-1626.; Torshell, Samuel, 1604-1650. Exercitation upon the prophecie of Malachy.	1641 (1641)	Wing S5692A; ESTC R184700	652,388	677

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will_v certain_o as_o he_o hear_v every_o oath_n so_o judge_v they_o for_o it_o and_o lay_v heavy_a plague_n upon_o they_o i_o think_v this_o shall_v be_v like_o the_o ship-master_n voice_n jonah_n 1.6_o what_o mean_v thou_o o_o swearer_n call_v upon_o god_n that_o thou_o perish_v not_o and_o so_o to_o be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v they_o themselves_o to_o reform_v they_o in_o they_o not_o swear_v for_o gain_v less_o for_o pleasure_n or_o vanity_n not_o for_o courtesy_n as_o in_o sit_v down_o and_o take_v place_n not_o in_o passion_n and_o such_o like_a but_o remember_v the_o law_n think_v of_o the_o judgement_n not_o forget_v the_o judge_n and_o so_o not_o allege_v excuse_n jam._n 5.12_o but_o before_o all_o thing_n my_o brethren_n swear_v not_o neither_o by_o heaven_n nor_o by_o earth_n nor_o by_o any_o other_o oath_n but_o let_v your_o yea_o be_v yea_o and_o your_o nay_o nay_o lest_o you_o fall_v into_o condemnation_n and_o against_o those_o who_o wrong_v full_o keep_v back_o the_o 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that_o tread_v out_o the_o corne._n god_n speak_v not_o for_o ox_n but_o for_o man_n and_o if_o mercy_n be_v not_o show_v here_o then_o jam._n 2.13_o there_o shall_v be_v judgement_n merciless_a to_o he_o that_o show_v no_o mercy_n and_o mercy_n rejoice_v against_o judgement_n then_o be_v there_o many_o in_o this_o city_n many_o i_o fear_v nay_o use_v 1_o it_o be_v without_o fear_n hearer_n of_o the_o word_n who_o the_o lord_n will_v judge_v because_o they_o keep_v back_o the_o hire_n of_o the_o labourer_n and_o be_v the_o labourer_n pursebearer_n and_o cofferer_n whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o very_o christ_n shall_v judge_v they_o for_o it_o will_v they_o will_v they_o to_o teach_v those_o who_o have_v servant_n or_o use_v hireling_n use_v 2_o to_o take_v the_o apostle_n rule_v collo_fw-la 4.1_o do_v not_o detain_v and_o defraud_v they_o of_o their_o wage_n it_o be_v equal_a it_o be_v right_v you_o shall_v give_v it_o they_o know_v you_o else_o you_o have_v a_o master_n in_o heaven_n give_v it_o they_o cheerful_o full_o ready_o not_o fraudulent_o else_o this_o master_n shall_v be_v your_o judge_n and_o he_o be_v the_o witness_n of_o all_o your_o fraud_n if_o you_o have_v do_v it_o do_v it_o no_o more_o and_o for_o that_o be_v do_v make_v they_o restitution_n search_v your_o book_n and_o see_v wherein_o you_o have_v defraud_v they_o deut._n 24.14.15_o thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v a_o hire_a servant_n that_o be_v needy_a and_o poor_a neither_o of_o thy_o brethren_n nor_o of_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v in_o the_o land_n within_o thy_o gate_n thou_o shall_v give_v he_o his_o hire_n for_o his_o day_n neither_o shall_v the_o sun_n go_v down_o upon_o it_o for_o he_o be_v poor_a and_o therewith_o sustain_v his_o life_n lest_o he_o cry_v against_o thou_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o be_v sin_n unto_o thou_o and_o vex_v the_o widow_n the_o second_o particular_a of_o the_o four_o kind_n of_o sinner_n who_o the_o lord_n will_v judge_v namely_o such_o as_o vex_v injure_v and_o oppress_v widow_n howsoever_o this_o with_o those_o which_o follow_v be_v usual_o join_v together_o in_o the_o scripture_n yet_o because_o he_o that_o do_v any_o one_o of_o these_o though_o he_o do_v they_o not_o all_o shall_v be_v judge_v of_o christ_n i_o will_v speak_v of_o they_o brief_o and_o several_o the_o lord_n he_o will_v come_v near_o to_o judgement_n to_o punishment_n doctrine_n and_o destruction_n against_o all_o those_o who_o vex_v oppress_v and_o injure_v the_o widow_n so_o be_v it_o here_o and_o that_o exod._n 22.22.23.24_o you_o shall_v not_o trouble_v any_o widow_n nor_o fatherless_a child_n if_o thou_o vex_v or_o trouble_v such_o and_o so_o he_o call_v and_o cry_v unto_o i_o i_o will_v sure_o hear_v his_o cry_n then_o shall_v my_o wrath_n be_v kindle_v and_o i_o will_v kill_v you_o with_o the_o sword_n and_o your_o wife_n shall_v be_v widow_n and_o your_o child_n fatherless_a deuter._n 27.19_o curse_a be_v he_o that_o hinder_v the_o right_a of_o the_o 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