Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	great_a	work_n	11,875	5	5.4316	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86194	The Scotts declaration, in answer to the declaration, sent unto them by their commissioners now at London, from the honourable Houses of Parliament of England: expressing their care to prevent the effusion of Christian blood; and their affections to reformation both to kirk and state. Ordered by the Lords and Commons, that this be forthwith printed and published, H. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. Dom: Com	Scotland. Parliament.; Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.; Scotland. Convention of Estates.	1642 (1642)	Wing H1438; Thomason E115_3; ESTC R18646	5,403	16

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so_o his_o name_n may_v be_v one_o among_o we_o and_o mercy_n and_o truth_n righteousness_n and_o peace_n meet_v together_o and_o kiss_v one_o another_o may_v dwell_v in_o this_o island_n st._n andrews_n august_n 3._o 1642._o johnston_n cler._n eccl._n at_o edinburgh_n the_o eighteenth-day_n of_o august_n 1642._o the_o lord_n of_o secret_a council_n have_v read_v hear_v and_o consider_v the_o petition_n this_o day_n give_v in_o to_o they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o late_a general_n assembly_n hold_v at_o saint_n andrews_n by_o their_o commissioner_n appoint_v for_o that_o effect_n desire_v the_o council_n to_o concur_v with_o they_o in_o their_o remonstrance_n to_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n towards_o the_o settle_n of_o unity_n in_o religion_n and_o uniformity_n in_o kirk-government_n in_o his_o majesty_n three_o kingdom_n and_o have_v also_o hear_v the_o petition_n direct_v from_o the_o assembly_n to_o his_o majesty_n with_o their_o answer_n to_o the_o parliament_n of_o 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say_a three_o kingdom_n as_o a_o singular_a mean_n of_o his_o majesty_n honour_n the_o good_a of_o the_o true_a christian_a faith_n and_o happiness_n of_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n and_o to_o give_v favourable_a hear_n to_o such_o desire_n and_o overture_n as_o shall_v be_v find_v most_o conducible_a for_o the_o promote_n of_o so_o great_a and_o good_a a_o work_n extractum_fw-la de_fw-la libris_fw-la actorum_fw-la secreti_fw-la consilii_fw-la s._n d._n n._n regis_fw-la per_fw-la me_fw-la arch._n primrose_n cler._n s._n cons._n edin_n 26._o aug._n 1642._o finis_fw-la

the_o scot_n declaration_n in_o answer_n to_o the_o declaration_n send_v unto_o they_o by_o their_o commissioner_n now_o at_o london_n from_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o parliament_n of_o england_n express_v their_o care_n to_o prevent_v the_o effusion_n of_o christian_a b●ood_n and_o their_o affection_n to_o reformation_n both_o to_o kirk_n and_o state_n order_a by_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o that_o this_o be_v forthwith_o print_v and_o publish_v h._n elsing_n cler._n parl._n dom_n com_n print_v for_o edw._n husband_n and_o john_n franc_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o their_o shop_n in_o the_o middle_a temple_n and_o next_o door_n to_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o kings-head_n in_o fleetstreet_n septem._n 1._o 1642._o the_o scots_a declaration_n the_o general_n assembly_n of_o the_o kirk_n of_o scotland_n have_v receive_v a_o declaration_n send_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o commissioner_n of_o this_o kingdom_n now_o at_o london_n from_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o the_o 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