Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	ability_n	able_a	people_n	90	3	4.4268	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87384	The active and publick spirit, handled in a sermon, preached at Pauls, October 26th. 1656. By Thomas Jacomb, minister at Martins-Ludgate, London.	Jacombe, Thomas, 1622-1687.	1657 (1657)	Wing J112; Thomason E904_3; ESTC R202625	34,125	55

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 8._o eight_o public-spirited_a man_n will_v pass_v by_o private_a difference_n and_o wrong_n rather_o than_o endanger_v the_o public_a let_v there_o be_v no_o strife_n i_o pray_v thou_o between_o i_o and_o thou_o for_o we_o be_v brethren_n say_v abrham_n to_o lot_n oh_o that_o this_o spirit_n do_v but_o more_o prevail_v in_o our_o time_n but_o what_o rancour_n and_o bitterness_n and_o rage_n be_v there_o even_o among_o brethren_n upon_o private_a difference_n though_o hereby_o the_o common_a safety_n be_v so_o much_o endanger_v this_o be_v a_o lamentation_n and_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o lamentation_n can_v the_o mariner_n fall_v out_o among_o themselves_o and_o the_o ship_n not_o be_v in_o danger_n shall_v

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