Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	king_n	majesty_n	15,660	5	6.3151	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03335	Mystical babylon, or Papall Rome A treatise vpon those words, Apocal. 18.2. It is fallen, it is fallen Babylon, &c. In which the wicked, and miserable condition of Rome, as shee now is in her present Babylonian estate, and as she shall be in her future ineuitable ruine, is fully discouered: and sundry controuersiall points of religion, betwixt the Protestants, and the Papists, are briefly discussed. By Theophilus Higgons, rector of the parochiall Church of Hunton, neere Maidstone in Kent.	Higgons, Theophilus, 1578?-1659.	1624 (1624)	STC 13455; ESTC S118140	129,351	289

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mystical_a babylon_n or_o papal_a rome_n a_o treatise_n upon_o those_o word_n apocal_a 18.2_o it_o be_v fall_v it_o be_v fall_v babylon_n etc._n etc._n in_o which_o the_o wicked_a and_o miserable_a condition_n of_o rome_n as_o she_o now_o be_v in_o her_o present_a babylonian_a estate_n and_o as_o she_o shall_v be_v in_o her_o future_a inevitable_a ruin_n be_v full_o discover_v and_o sundry_a controversiall_a point_n of_o religion_n betwixt_o the_o protestant_n and_o the_o papist_n be_v brief_o discuss_v by_o theophilus_n higgon_n rector_n of_o the_o parochial_a church_n of_o hunton_n near_o maidstone_n in_o kent_n psal._n 119.126_o it_o be_v time_n for_o thou_o lord_n to_o lay_v to_o thy_o hand_n for_o they_o have_v destroy_v thy_o law_n london_n print_v by_o william_n stansby_n for_o matthew_n lownes_n and_o william_n barret_n 1624._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n henry_n mountagv_n knight_n baron_n of_o kimbolton_n viscount_n maundeville_n lord_n precedent_n of_o his_o 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