Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	believe_v	faith_n	jesus_n	17,223	5	6.3565	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30997	A sermon preached before the King at Newmarket April 24, 1670 by Miles Barne ...	Barne, Miles, d. 1709?	1670 (1670)	Wing B860; ESTC R12579	11,761	37

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