Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
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A53085
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The best acquaintance and highest honour of Christians, or, A discourse of acquaintance with God by Matthew Newcomen.
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Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669.
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Wing N905; ESTC R32164
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first_o by_o short_a and_o ejaculatory_a prayer_n second_o by_o set_n and_o solemn_a prayer_n every_o day_n morning_n and_o evening_n and_o we_o must_v look_v upon_o this_o not_o as_o matter_n of_o courtesy_n but_o of_o duty_n it_o be_v ancient_o a_o custom_n among_o the_o roman_n that_o the_o mean_a sort_n of_o people_n among_o they_o do_v constant_o go_v every_o morning_n to_o the_o house_n of_o some_o or_o other_o of_o the_o senator_n or_o chief_a man_n of_o rome_n who_o they_o have_v choose_v for_o their_o patron_n and_o solemn_o salute_v he_o 24._o alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n li._n 5._o c._n 24._o and_o this_o the_o great_a man_n look_v for_o from_o his_o client_n as_o their_o duty_n and_o this_o the_o poor_a people_n look_v upon_o as_o their_o concernment_n and_o advantage_n this_o be_v the_o mean_n to_o retain_v he_o still_o for_o their_o friend_n and_o patron_n i_o find_v also_o that_o among_o the_o same_o roman_n it_o be_v a_o custom_n in_o the_o family_n of_o great_a person_n 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