Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	blood_n	body_n	supper_n	16,514	5	8.8870	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77436	[A brief e]xhort[ation], with the means to [promote] pie[ty] especially directed to th[e] [...] of London. / By a lover thereof, a[nd] of all sincere Christians.		1669 (1669)	Wing B4591aA; ESTC R176327	10,189	27

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amen_o feb._n 11._o 1669._o finis_fw-la

particular_a person_n to_o make_v his_o private_a address_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n the_o omission_n of_o which_o have_v certain_o prove_v the_o undo_n of_o very_a many_o and_o unless_o we_o herein_o reform_v as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o other_o we_o have_v as_o little_a reason_n to_o expect_v the_o safety_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o they_o of_o their_o body_n who_o will_v stint_v themselves_o to_o two_o meal_n a_o day_n and_o will_v not_o out_o of_o those_o time_n taste_v any_o thing_n though_o their_o body_n stand_v in_o never_o so_o great_a need_n of_o these_o private_a devotion_n some_o may_v be_v constant_a and_o some_o occasional_a the_o constant_a be_v those_o which_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v every_o morning_n as_o soon_o as_o we_o awake_v and_o every_o night_n immediate_o before_o we_o go_v to_o sleep_v repeat_v serious_o and_o intent_o in_o our_o mind_n either_o the_o lord_n prayer_n or_o some_o short_a ejaculation_n befit_v the_o season_n occasional_a devotion_n be_v 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