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	assembly_n	people_n	100	3	4.4127	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50159	A sermon before the provincial synod at Antrim preached June 1. 1698 / by Mr. John Mac-Bride ...	MacBride, John, 1651?-1718.	1698 (1698)	Wing M115; ESTC R14638	13,794	24

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