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	spirit_n	zion_n	49	3	8.8246	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28521	The epistles of Jacob Behmen, aliter, Teutonicus philosophus very usefull and necessary for those that read his vvritings, and are very full of excellent and plaine instructions how to attaine to the life of Christ / translated out of the German language.; Correspondence. English. Selections	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Ellistone, John, d. 1652.	1649 (1649)	Wing B3404; ESTC R2334	183,592	232

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unity_n and_o seek_v the_o lord_n and_o no_o more_o fight_n and_o destroy_v ourselves_o we_o will_v be_v content_a be_v we_o not_o here_o altogether_o pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n and_o seek_v our_o native_a country_n 31._o in_o this_o time_n a_o zyon_n very_o shall_v be_v find_v and_o the_o heaven_n shall_v drop_v down_o its_o dew_n and_o the_o earth_n yield_v her_o fatness_n yet_o not_o so_o as_o if_o wickedness_n shall_v be_v whole_o do_v away_o for_o it_o shall_v continue_v unto_o the_o end_n ☞_o of_o which_o christ_n say_v think_v thou_o that_o when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v come_v that_o there_o will_v be_v faith_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o though_o the_o child_n of_o zyon_n shall_v have_v a_o fiery_a deliverance_n that_o they_o shall_v remain_v maugre_o the_o will_n of_o the_o devil_n insomuch_o that_o god_n will_v work_v great_a thing_n as_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n yet_o it_o endure_v not_o unto_o the_o end_n for_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o 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