Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	abide_v	hand_n	zion_n	64	3	8.8036	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50489	The good of early obedience, or, The advantage of bearing the yoke of Christ betimes discovered in part, in two anniversary sermons, one whereof was preached on May-day, 1681, and the other on the same day in the year 1682, and afterwards inlarged, and now published for common benefit / by Matthew Mead.	Mead, Matthew, 1630?-1699.	1683 (1683)	Wing M1555; ESTC R19143	252,739	482

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he_o give_v peace_n who_o can_v make_v trouble_n job_n 34.29_o all_o the_o world_n can_v give_v peace_n to_o a_o trouble_a conscience_n 10.19_o eccles_n 10.19_o solomon_n say_v money_n answer_v all_o thing_n but_o it_o can_v never_o answer_v the_o doubt_n and_o distress_n of_o conscience_n it_o be_v god_n that_o speak_v peace_n there_o psal_n 85.8_o three_o to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o world_n peace_n which_o be_v a_o carnal_a peace_n a_o outward_a peace_n a_o false_a peace_n but_o the_o peace_n god_n give_v be_v a_o true_a peace_n a_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a peace_n john_n 14.27_o 2._o it_o fill_v a_o man_n with_o the_o most_o last_a peace_n therefore_o solomon_n call_v it_o a_o continual_a feast_n prov._n 15.15_o not_o a_o feast_n for_o a_o day_n as_o nabal_n be_v 14.12_o judg._n 14.12_o nor_o for_o seven_o day_n as_o samson_n be_v nor_o for_o a_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o day_n as_o that_o of_o ahasuerus_n be_v 1.4_o esth_n 1.4_o but_o a_o continual_a feast_n without_o 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