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	love_n	zion_n	30	3	9.1659	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44666	The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 / by John Howe ...	Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1668 (1668)	Wing H3015; ESTC R19303	281,960	488

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