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	heart_n	zion_n	98	3	8.6639	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01028	A letter first written and sent by Io. Forbes, pastour of the English Church at Middelburgh vnto certen of the companie of marchands adventurers at Stoade, at their earnest desire, for resolving this question: how a Christian man may discerne the testimonie of Gods spirit, from the testimonie of his owne spirit, in witnessing his adoption. And now againe renewed and enlarged by the authour, at the desire of divers good Christians, for the comfort of their troubled co[n]sciences, and published by those of his flocke, to whom he did dedicate it for the publike vse of the Church.	Forbes, John, 1568?-1634.	1616 (1616)	STC 11131; ESTC S118027	27,622	94

to_o teach_v he_o that_o that_o testimony_n be_v not_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n but_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v tell_v he_o that_o flesh_n and_o blood_n have_v not_o reveyl_v that_o to_o he_o but_o his_o father_n that_o be_v in_o heaven_n this_o i_o speak_v not_o to_o make_v man_n careless_a in_o try_v whether_o they_o have_v the_o spirit_n or_o no_o but_o to_o comfort_v weak_a christian_n who_o although_o they_o have_v the_o livelie_a effect_n of_o the_o spirit_n yet_o have_v not_o come_v so_o far_o as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v they_o to_o be_v from_o the_o spirit_n as_o sometime_o they_o will_v be_v teach_v to_o understande_v and_o can_v not_o tell_v how_o at_o the_o first_o and_o to_o repent_v and_o can_v not_o tell_v how_o and_o to_o rejoice_v and_o can_v not_o tell_v how_o and_o to_o love_n god_n and_o his_o saint_n and_o can_v not_o tell_v how_o and_o to_o believe_v and_o can_v tell_v how_o which_o all_o notwithstanding_o be_v the_o proper_a 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