Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	chief_a	justice_n	king_n	19,021	5	3.9928	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44144	A discourse touching provision for the poor written by Sir Matthew Hale ...	Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.	1683 (1683)	Wing H241; ESTC R11202	17,579	98

a_o discourse_n touch_v provision_n for_o the_o poor_a write_a by_o sir_n matthew_n hale_v late_a lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench._n london_n print_v by_o h._n hill_n for_o john_n leigh_n at_o stationer_n hall_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o the_o bookseller_n in_o london_n 1683_o the_o preface_n a_o due_a care_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a be_v a_o act_n 1._o of_o great_a piety_n towards_o almighty_a god_n who_o require_v it_o of_o we_o he_o have_v leave_v the_o poor_a as_o his_o pupil_n and_o the_o rich_a as_o his_o steward_n to_o provide_v for_o they_o it_o be_v one_o of_o those_o great_a tribute_n that_o he_o just_o require_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n which_o because_o they_o can_v pay_v to_o he_o he_o have_v scatter_v the_o poor_a among_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n as_o his_o substitute_n and_o receiver_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o great_a humanity_n among_o man_n mercy_n and_o benignity_n be_v due_a to_o the_o very_a beast_n that_o serve_v we_o much_o more_o to_o those_o that_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o same_o common_a nature_n with_o we_o 3._o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o great_a civil_a prudence_n and_o political_n wisdom_n for_o poverty_n in_o itself_o be_v apt_a to_o emasculate_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n or_o at_o least_o it_o make_v man_n tumultuous_a and_o unquiet_a where_o there_o be_v many_o very_a poor_a the_o rich_a can_v long_v or_o safe_o continue_v such_o necessity_n render_v man_n of_o phlegmatic_a and_o dull_a nature_n stupid_a and_o indisciplinable_a and_o man_n of_o more_o fiery_a or_o active_a constitution_n rapacious_a and_o desperate_a at_o this_o day_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o the_o english_a nation_n be_v more_o deficient_a in_o their_o prudent_a provision_n for_o the_o poor_a than_o any_o other_o cultivate_v and_o christian_a state_n at_o least_o that_o have_v so_o many_o opportunity_n and_o advantage_n to_o supply_v they_o in_o some_o other_o country_n a_o beggar_n be_v a_o rare_a sight_n 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