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	holy_a	time_n	21,134	5	4.1976	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55001	A Platform of church discipline gathered out of the Word of God, and agreed upon by the elders, and messengers of the Churches, assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in New England, to be presented to the churches and Generall Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord, the eighth moneth, anno 1649.	Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.	1649 (1649)	Wing P2396; ESTC W2574	37,140	44

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3._o 1_o tim:_n 3._o 8_o to_o 11._o 5_o officer_n be_v to_o be_v call_v by_o such_o church_n whereunto_o they_o 5._o be_v to_o min●…ster_n of_o such_o moment_n be_v the_o preservation_n of_o this_o power_n that_o the_o church_n exercise_v it_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o apostle_n 6_o a_o church_n be_v free_a can_v become_v subject_a to_o any_o but_o by_o 13_o a_o free_a election_n yet_o when_o such_o a_o people_n do_v choose_v any_o to_o be_v over_o they_o in_o the_o lord_n then_o do_v they_o becom●…_n subject_a and_o most_o willing_o submit_v to_o their_o ministry_n 17_o in_o the_o lord_n who_o they_o have_v so_o choose_v 7_o and_o if_o the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o choose_v their_o officer_n and_o minister_n 19_o than_o in_o case_n of_o manifest_a unworthiness_n and_o delinquency_n they_o have_v power_n also_o to_o depose_v they_o for_o to_o open_v and_o shut_v to_o choose_v and_o refuse_v to_o constitute_v in_o office_n and_o remove_v from_o office_n be_v act_n belong_v 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