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	way_n	zion_n	61	3	8.8307	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08055	Mans actiue obedience, or The power of godlines especially in the commandement of the gospell, which requireth faith in euerie Christian: or A treatise of faith, worthily called precious faith, as being in it selfe a most rare iewell of ioy, and peerelesse pearle, that excelleth in worth the highest price. Wherein is plainly declared what faith in Christ is what properly is the obiect of it, what is the speciall operation of faith, by which it may bee discerned; and the worke about which it is principally imployed, the subiect wherein it is placed; what things are needfull to the making it up, what to the being, and what to the wel-being of it; with the differences that are betweene true beleeuers and fained in all of them, and the vses thereof. By Master William Negus, lately minister of Gods word at Lee in Essex.; Mans active obedience.	Negus, William, 1559?-1616.; Negus, Jonathan, d. 1633.	1619 (1619)	STC 18420; ESTC S113618	278,658	364

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be_v expedient_a for_o they_o that_o he_o do_v go_v away_o assure_v they_o that_o though_o he_o do_v go_v away_o yet_o he_o will_v see_v they_o again_o and_o then_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o great_a joy_n yea_o their_o heart_n shall_v so_o rejoice_v as_o none_o shall_v take_v their_o joy_n from_o they_o so_o may_v it_o in_o some_o other_o respect_n be_v true_o say_v in_o this_o case_n that_o it_o be_v sometime_o expedient_a for_o god_n servant_n that_o their_o heavenly_a father_n do_v hide_v his_o countenance_n from_o they_o withdraw_v his_o presence_n and_o go_v away_o especial_o when_o that_o through_o their_o too_o great_a unthankfulness_n and_o security_n they_o begin_v to_o play_v the_o wanton_n too_o much_o and_o it_o be_v find_v with_o they_o according_a to_o that_o which_o run_v in_o the_o proverb_n too_o much_o familiarity_n breed_v contempt_n than_o it_o be_v time_n for_o the_o lord_n to_o hide_v his_o countenance_n for_o the_o better_a aw_v of_o such_o then_o do_v need_n 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