Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	baron_n	earl_n	knight_n	10,768	5	7.7193	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05342	A sermon preached before his Maiesty at Windsore, the 19. of Iuly. 1625. By Henrie Leslie, one of his Maiesties chaplaines in ordinary	Leslie, Henry, 1580-1661.	1625 (1625)	STC 15494; ESTC S108502	20,921	41

a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o his_o majesty_n at_o windsor_n the_o 19_o of_o july_n 1625._o by_o henry_n leslie_n one_o of_o his_o majesty_n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a ●●●v_n 28.14_o 〈…〉_o his_o heart_n shall_v fall_v into_o evil_n jer_n 45.4_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v that_o which_o i_o have_v build_v will_v i_o break_v down_o and_o that_o which_o i_o have_v plant_v will_v i_o pluck_v up_o even_o this_o whole_a land_n and_o seek_v thou_o great_a thing_n for_o thyself_o oxford_z print_v by_o i._n l._n and_o w._n t._n for_o william_n turner_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1625._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a james_n earl_n of_o carlisle_n 〈◊〉_d of_o doncaster_n baron_n of_o saley_n one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n &_o knight_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n right_o honourable_a and_o my_o singular_a good_a lord_n when_o i_o preach_v this_o sermon_n i_o apply_v myself_o to_o this_o time_n of_o affliction_n study_v more_o to_o profit_n then_o please_v yet_o it_o do_v receive_v a_o great_a approbation_n from_o all_o than_o any_o thing_n can_v deserve_v that_o proceed_v from_o my_o weakness_n and_o your_o honour_n be_v please_v to_o demand_v a_o copy_n of_o it_o which_o i_o here_o humble_o present_a unto_o you_o in_o a_o poor_a and_o plain_a stile_n as_o it_o be_v preach_v beseech_v your_o lordship_n to_o take_v in_o good_a part_n this_o small_a offering_n from_o he_o who_o shall_v always_o pray_v for_o your_o honour_n prosperity_n in_o this_o life_n and_o happiness_n hereafter_o your_o honour_n in_o all_o duty_n henry_n leslie_n a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n the_o text_n divide_v 1_o the_o evil_a hardness_n of_o heart_n which_o signify_v 1_o the_o dryness_n of_o the_o soul_n 2_o the_o stiffness_n of_o the_o will._n 3_o the_o senselessness_n of_o 1_o the_o mind_n 1_o not_o understand_v the_o word_n 2_o understanding_n the_o word_n but_o not_o be_v move_v thereby_o 3_o be_v move_v but_o not_o effectual_o 4_o 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