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	jew_n	sabbath_n	19,355	5	10.1747	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52426	Practical discourses upon several divine subjects written by John Norris.	Norris, John, 1657-1711.	1691 (1691)	Wing N1257; ESTC R26881	131,759	372

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