Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	church_n	day_n	time_n	20,034	5	4.0316	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79498	To His Highness the Lord Protector, &c. and to the Parliament of England. Valiant swordmen, and honorable gentlemen, ...	Chidley, Samuel.	1656 (1656)	Wing C3844; Thomason E896_9; ESTC R206683	4,466	8

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man_n do_v not_o constantine_n the_o great_a give_v the_o heathen_n idol-temple_n for_o christian_n to_o worship_n in_o and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o snare_n to_o he_o and_o they_o like_o the_o cross_n in_o his_o banner_n and_o what_o follow_v at_o the_o last_o be_v not_o constantinople_n lose_v and_o the_o head_n of_o constantine_n hold_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o a_o spear_n and_o how_o can_v such_o your_o frequent_a appearance_n of_o evil_a avail_n you_o in_o your_o spanish_a war_n o_o you_o mortal_a god_n who_o must_v die_v like_o man_n and_o fall_v like_o one_o of_o the_o prince_n psal_n 28.7_o be_v it_o not_o remarkable_a that_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o space_n of_o these_o 1600_o year_n be_v not_o so_o total_o blind_v as_o to_o hold_v such_o a_o correspondency_n with_o god_n enemy_n the_o papist_n as_o to_o uphold_v their_o idol_n or_o idol_n temple_n but_o do_v pray_v hearty_o for_o their_o utter_a destruction_n and_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o the_o quite_o pluck_v down_o of_o all_o the_o idol_n temple_n be_v not_o repeal_v by_o christ_n and_o although_o the_o jew_n who_o the_o foolish_a people_n will_v convert_v as_o the_o spaniard_n the_o indian_n be_v not_o permit_v here_o by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o land_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o that_o you_o shall_v be_v ignorant_a of_o this_o mystery_n lest_o you_o shall_v be_v wise_a in_o your_o own_o conceit_n that_o blindness_n in_o part_n i_o say_v not_o whole_o but_o in_o part_n ●●●●pened_v to_o israel_n until_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v come_v in_o and_o so_o all_o israel_n shall_v be_v save_v rom._n 11.25_o 26._o but_o concern_v the_o idolatrous_a gentile_n who_o profess_v christ_n but_o deny_v he_o in_o their_o work_n there_o be_v no_o such_o promise_n but_o contrariwise_o it_o be_v prophesy_v concern_v they_o that_o after_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o three_o part_n of_o man_n by_o the_o fire_n and_o smoke_n and_o sulphur_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o man_n which_o be_v not_o kill_v by_o these_o plague_n yet_o repent_v not_o of_o the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o worship_v devil_n and_o idol_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o brass_n and_o stone_n and_o wood_n which_o neither_o can_v see_v hear_v nor_o walk_v neither_o repent_v they_o of_o their_o murder_n nor_o of_o their_o sorcery_n nor_o of_o their_o fornication_n nor_o of_o their_o theft_n rev._n 9.18.20_o 21._o the_o jew_n at_o mount_n sinai_n have_v ten_o command_n give_v unto_o they_o from_o god_n exod._n 20._o deut._n 5._o the_o gentile_n in_o mount_n zion_n have_v four_o give_v unto_o they_o in_o charge_n act._n 15_o 20._o for_o so_o it_o seem_v good_a unto_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o the_o holy_a separate_a church_n to_o lay_v upon_o the_o christian_a gentile_n no_o other_o burden_n then_o those_o four_o necessary_a thing_n vers_fw-la 28._o among_o which_o to_o keep_v themselves_o from_o thing_n offer_v to_o idol_n be_v one_o principal_a act_v 21.25_o but_o the_o idol_n temple_n 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