Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	able_a	build_v	zion_n	49	3	8.9412	4	false

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A68197	The first and second volumes of Chronicles. [vol. 1] comprising 1 The description and historie of England, 2 The description and historie of Ireland, 3 The description and historie of Scotland: first collected and published by Raphaell Holinshed, William Harrison, and others: now newlie augmented and continued (with manifold matters of singular note and worthie memorie) to the yeare 1586. by Iohn Hooker aliàs Vowell Gent and others. With conuenient tables at the end of these volumes.; Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande. vol. 1	Holinshed, Raphael, d. 1580?; Stanyhurst, Richard, 1547-1618.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.; Stow, John, 1525?-1605.; Thynne, Francis, 1545?-1608.; Hooker, John, 1526?-1601.; Harrison, William, 1534-1593.; Boece, Hector, 1465?-1536.; Giraldus, Cambrensis, 1146?-1223?	1587 (1587)	STC 13569_pt1; ESTC S122178	1,179,579	468

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servant_n etc._n etc._n send_v he_o help_v o_o god_n from_o thy_o holy_a place_n etc._n etc._n defend_v he_o out_o of_o zion_n etc._n etc._n lord_n hear_v etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n be_v with_o you_o etc._n etc._n the_o prayer_n benedic_n domine_fw-la sancte_fw-la pater_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la deus_fw-la per_fw-la invocationem_fw-la sanctissimi_fw-la nominis_fw-la tui_fw-la &_o per_fw-la adventum_fw-la filii_fw-la tui_fw-la atque_fw-la per_fw-la donum_fw-la spiritus_fw-la paracleti_fw-la ad_fw-la manifestandum_fw-la verum_fw-la iudicium_fw-la tuum_fw-la hoc_fw-la genus_fw-la metalli_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la sanctificatum_fw-la &_o omni_fw-la daemonum_fw-la falsitate_fw-la procul_fw-la remota_fw-la veritas_fw-la very_fw-la iudicij_fw-la tui_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la tuis_fw-la manifesta_fw-la fiat_fw-la per_fw-la eundem_fw-la dominum_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o english_a bless_v we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n holy_a father_n everlasting_a god_n through_o the_o invocation_n of_o thy_o most_o 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