Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	david_n	israel_n	king_n	20,093	5	4.5589	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87151	A sermon preached to the honorable House of Commons assembled in Parliament, at a publike fast, May, 25. 1642. By Robert Harris, Batchelor of Divinity and Pastor of Hanwell. Oxon. Published by order of that House.	Harris, Robert, 1581-1658.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1642 (1642)	Wing H875; Thomason E150_21; ESTC R4871	30,553	56

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thou_o and_o so_o ready_a to_o receive_v ephraim_n upon_o submission_n be_v ephraim_n my_o dear_a son_n etc._n etc._n 31.20_o jer._n 31.20_o and_o will_v he_o not_o be_v gracious_a to_o this_o our_o ephraim_n in_o case_n we_o come_v in_o what!_o will_v he_o plead_v for_o israel_n for_o nineveh_n against_o his_o prophet_n and_o of_o a_o judge_n become_v a_o advocate_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o case_n of_o elijah_n and_o jonah_n why_o elijath_n say_v he_o thou_o be_v not_o alone_o there_o be_v thousand_o with_o thou_o and_o for_o i_o why_o jonah_n do_v thou_o well_o to_o be_v so_o hasty_a will_v thou_o have_v i_o slay_v the_o child_n upon_o the_o mother_n so_o young_a so_o many_o will_v god_n i_o say_v thus_o plead_v for_o a_o people_n when_o his_o prophet_n cry_v against_o they_o and_o will_v he_o not_o be_v entreat_v for_o we_o when_o of_o all_o rank_n some_o and_o the_o prophet_n chief_o importune_v he_o bear_v up_o brethren_n and_o know_v with_o who_o you_o have_v to_o do_v you_o deal_v with_o a_o father_n the_o father_n and_o the_o god_n of_o patience_n it_o be_v true_a 54.7_o esa_n 54.7_o he_o can_v be_v angry_a that_o be_v his_o justice_n that_o be_v his_o goodness_n to_o you_o but_o he_o can_v be_v long_o angry_a with_o his_o own_o it_o be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n it_o redound_v not_o to_o the_o person_n it_o be_v not_o penal_a but_o medicinal_a sink_v not_o under_o it_o only_o prize_v patience_n and_o abuse_v it_o not_o hold_v this_o patient_n god_n among_o you_o as_o moses_n do_v chain_v he_o up_o with_o your_o prayer_n and_o tear_n 34.9_o ex._n 33.16_o &_o 34.9_o and_o say_v if_o we_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n go_v not_o from_o