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	keep_v	time_n	16,942	5	4.1235	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61203	A crown of life, the reward of faithfulnesse being a sermon preached Septemb. 12, 1661 at the funerals of Mr. William Taylor M.A. minister of the Gospel, at Saint Stephens Coleman-street, London / by William Spurstowe ...	Spurstowe, William, 1605?-1666.	1662 (1662)	Wing S5091; ESTC R15508	26,870	48

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