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	drink_v	eat_v	23,847	5	7.8334	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68376	A testimonie of antiquitie shewing the auncient fayth in the Church of England touching the sacrament of the body and bloude of the Lord here publikely preached, and also receaued in the Saxons tyme, aboue 600. yeares agoe.; Sermo de sacrificio in die Pascae. English and Anglo-Saxon	Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham.; Joscelyn, John, 1529-1603.; Parker, Matthew, 1504-1575.	1566 (1566)	STC 159.5; ESTC S122220	34,758	172

beoþ_n soþlice_n gesceode_n give_v ƿe_a efenlaecaþ_n mid_a urum_fw-la faerelde_n and_o ƿeorce_v forþfarenra_fw-mi manna_n lif_fw-mi ðaena_fw-la ðe_v good_a geþugon_fw-mi ðurh_fw-mi gehealdsumnysse_v his_o beboda_fw-it he_o haefdon_v he_o staef_n on_o handa_fw-la aet_fw-la þaere_fw-la þigene_a see_v staef_a getacnaþ_n gymene_fw-mi &_o hyrdnysse_n þa_o ðe_v bet_v cunnon_n &_o magon_n sceolon_fw-mi gyman_n oþra_fw-mi manna_n &_o mid_a heora_n fultume_n underƿriþian_n þam_fw-la gemettum_n ƿaer_fw-mi beboden_a ꝧ_n hi_o sceoldon_n caflice_n etan_n forðam_n ðe_v god_n onscunaþ_n ða_o sleacnysse_n on_o his_o ðegnum_fw-la and_o ða_o he_o lufaþ_n ðe_v mid_a mode_n cafnesse_n ðaes_fw-fr ecan_fw-fr life_n mirþe_a secaþe_n hit_v be_v aƿriten_v ne_fw-fr elca_fw-la ðu_fw-la to_o gecyrranne_n to_o good_a ðylae_n þe_v se_fw-la tima_fw-la losie_n þurh_fw-mi ða_fw-fr sleacan_fw-fr elcunge_n þa_o gemettan_n ne_fw-fr moston_fw-mi ðaes_fw-la lamb_n ban_v scaenan_n ne_fw-fr ða_fw-fr cempan_n ðe_fw-fr crist_n ahengon_fw-mi ne_fw-mi moston_fw-mi tobraecan_v his_o halgan_a sceancan_n sƿa_o sƿa_o hi_o dydon_n þaera_n tƿegra_fw-la sceaþena_fw-la ðe_v he_o on_o tƿa_o healfa_n hangodon_v ac_fw-la driht_n arras_n of_o deaþe_n gesund_v buton_n aelcere_a forrotodnysse_n and_o high_a sceolon_n geseon_n aet_fw-la ðam_fw-la micclan_o doom_n hƿaene_n high_a geƿundodon_n ƿaelhreoƿlice_n on_o road_n þeo_n tid_v be_v gehaten_v on_o ebreiscum_fw-la geneorde_fw-la pasca_fw-la ꝧ_n be_v on_o leden_fw-ge transitus_fw-la &_o on_o englis_fw-la faereld_v forþan_v ðe_n on_o ðisum_fw-la daege_n ferde_v god_n folc_a fram_a egipta_fw-la land_n ofer_n ða_o readan_n sae_z fram_a ðeoƿte_n to_o ðam_fw-la behaitenan_n earde_v vre_n driht_v ferde_v eac_n on_o þisne_n timan_n sƿa_fw-la sƿa_fw-la se_fw-la godspellere_fw-la johns_n cƿaeþ_n fram_a ðisum_fw-la middan_n earde_v to_o his_o heofonlican_n faeder_n ƿe_v sceolon_n fylian_n urun_v heafde_v &_o faran_a fran_n deofle_n to_o criste_n fran_fw-mi þissere_fw-fr unscaeþþigan_n ƿorulde_v to_o his_o staþelfaetan_a rice_n ac_fw-la ƿe_n sceolon_fw-mi aerest_n on_o urun_v andƿeardan_a life_n faran_a fran_n leahtrum_n to_o halgum_fw-la maegnum_fw-la fram_a unþeaƿum_n to_o godum_fw-la þeaƿum_fw-la give_v ƿe_a ƿillaþ_n aefter_o ðisum_fw-la laenan_n life_n faran_a toþan_v ecan_v &_o aefter_o urun_v aeriste_n to_o haelende_fw-la criste_n he_o we_o geli●de_v to_o his_o lifigendan_n faeder_n ðe_o hine_v seal_v for_o usum_fw-la synnum_fw-la to_o deaþe_n simo_n hun_z ƿuldor_n and_o lof_n ðaere_fw-la ƿ●ldaeda_fw-la on_o ealr●_n ƿorulda_fw-la ƿorulo_fw-la amen_o man_n belove_v it_o have_v be_v often_o say_v unto_o you_o about_o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n how_o he_o on_o this_o present_a day_n after_o his_o suffering_n mighty_o rise_v from_o death_n now_o will_v we_o open_v unto_o you_o through_o god_n grace_n of_o the_o holy_a housell_n which_o you_o shall_v now_o go_v unto_o and_o instruct_v your_o understanding_n about_o this_o mystery_n both_o after_o 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of_o god_n that_o take_v away_o y_z e_z sin_n of_o the_o world_n have_v mercy_n upon_o us._n those_o israelite_n be_v deliver_v from_o that_o sudden_a death_n &_o from_o pharaos_n bondage_n by_o the_o lamb_n offringe_v which_o signify_v christ_n suffering_n 27._o through_o which_o we_o be_v deliver_v from_o everlasting_a death_n 15._o &_o from_o the_o devil_n cruel_a reign_n 24._o if_o we_o right_o believe_v in_o the_o true_a redeemer_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n christ_n the_o saviour_n that_o lamb_n be_v offer_v in_o the_o evening_n and_o our_o saniour_n suffer_v in_o the_o sixth_o age_n of_o this_o world_n this_o age_n of_o this_o corruptible_a world_n be_v reckon_v unto_o the_o evening_n they_o mark_v with_o the_o lamb_n blood_n upon_o the_o door_n and_o the_o upper_a post_n 12._o tau_n that_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o be_v so_o defend_v from_o the_o angel_n that_o kill_v the_o egyptian_n first_o bear_v child_n and_o we_o cross_n ought_v to_o mark_v our_o 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say_v unto_o you_o you_o have_v no_o life_n in_o you_o except_o you_o eat_v my_o flesh_n &_o drink_v my_o blood_n he_z y_z t_z eat_v my_o flesh_n &_o drink_v my_o blood_n abide_v in_o i_o &_o i_o in_o he_o and_z hath_z y_z t_z everlasting_a life_n &_o i_o shall_v raise_v he_o up_o in_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la last_o day_n 6._o i_o be_o y_z e_z lively_a bread_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n not_o so_o as_o your_o forefather_n eat_v that_o heavenlye_a bread_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o afterward_o dye_v he_o that_o eat_v this_o bread_n he_o live_v for_o ever_o he_o bless_a bread_n before_o his_o suffering_n and_o divide_v it_o to_o his_o disciple_n thus_o say_v eat_v this_o bread_n 26._o it_o be_v my_o body_n &_o do_v this_o in_o my_o remembrance_n 22._o also_o he_o bless_a wine_n in_o one_o cup_n 14_o and_o say_v drink_v you_o all_o of_o this_o this_o be_v my_o blood_n that_o be_v shed_v for_o many_o in_o forgevenesse_n

ðisne_n hlaf_fw-mi it_fw-mi be_v min_fw-mi lichama_fw-mi &_o he_o eft_o bletsode_v aenne_n calic_fw-mi mid_a ƿine_n and_o cƿaeþ_n heom_o ðus_a to_o drincaþ_n ealle_v of_o ðisum_fw-la it_fw-mi be_v min_fw-mi again_o blood_n ðaere_n niƿan_v gecyþnysse_v ðe_o biþfor_a manegum_fw-la agoten_a on_o synna_n forgyfenysse_o she_o drihten_v þe_a halgode_n husel_n aer_fw-la his_o ðroƿunge_n and_o eƿaeþ_n ꝧ_n se_fw-mi hlaf_fw-mi ƿaere_fw-la his_o again_o lichama_fw-la &_o ðaet_fw-la ƿin_fw-la ƿaere_fw-la ƿitodlice_fw-la his_o blood_n se_fw-la halgaþ_n daeghƿamlice_n ðurh_n his_fw-la sacerda_fw-la handa_fw-la hlaf_fw-mi to_o his_o lichaman_n &_o ƿin_o to_o his_o blood_n on_o gastlicere_fw-la geryne_n sƿa_fw-fr sƿa_fw-fr ƿe_fw-fr raedaþ_n on_o bocum_fw-la nebiþ_n se_fw-la liflica_fw-la hlaf_fw-mi lichamlice_n sƿa_o þeah_o se_fw-la ylca_fw-la lichama_fw-la ðe_v crist_n on_o ðroƿode_n ne_fw-la þaet_fw-la halige_v ƿin_fw-fr nis_fw-la þaes_fw-la haelende_n blood_n þe_v for_o we_o agoten_a ƿae_n on_o lichamlican_n ðinge_n ac_fw-la on_o gastlicum_fw-la andgyte_n aegþer_v biþ_n soþlice_fw-la se_fw-la hlaf_fw-mi his_o lichama_fw-mi &_o ꝧ_n ƿin_a eac_n his_o blood_n sƿa_fw-la sƿa_fw-la se_fw-la heofonlica_fw-la hlaf_fw-mi ƿaes_fw-it ðe_o ƿe_a hataþ_n manna_n ðe_fw-ge feoƿertig_fw-ge geara_fw-mi afedde_v god_n folce_fw-mi &_o ðaet_fw-la hlutre_fw-fr ƿaeter_fw-la ƿaes_fw-la ƿitodlice_fw-la his_o blood_n ðe_o arn_v of_o ðam_n stane_z on_o ðan_n sestene_n ða_fw-la sƿa_fw-la sƿa_fw-la paulus_n aƿrat_fw-la on_o ƿumon_a his_o pistol_n omnes_fw-la patres_fw-la nostri_fw-la eandem_fw-la escam_fw-la spiritualem_fw-la manducaverunt_fw-la et_fw-la omnes_fw-la eundem_fw-la potes_fw-la spiritualem_fw-la biberunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n ealle_n ure_n faederas_fw-la aeton_fw-la on_o þan_n ƿestene_v þone_n ylcan_fw-fr gastlican_n mete_v &_o þone_a gastlican_n drenc_a druncon_n he_o druncon_n of_o þan_fw-mi gastlicum_fw-la stane_z &_o see_v stan_n ƿaes_fw-fr crist_n see_v apostol_n saede_fw-la sƿa_fw-la 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