Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	england_n	king_n	kingdom_n	17,928	5	6.2665	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86306	The undeceiving of the people in the point of tithes: wherein is shewed, I. That never any clergy in the Church of God hath been, or is maintained with lesse charge to the subject, then the established clergy of the Church of England. II. That there is no subject in the realme of England, who giveth any thing of his own, towards the maintenance of his parish-minister, but his Easter-offering. III. That the change of tithes into stipends, will bring greater trouble to the clergy, then is yet considered; and far lesse profit to the countrey, then is now pretended. / By Ph. Treleinie Gent.	Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.	1647 (1647)	Wing H1741; Thomason E418_1; ESTC R204596	25,471	32

have_v his_o stipend_n from_o the_o public_a treasurer_n the_o doctor_n be_v maintain_v whole_o as_o i_o be_o credible_o inform_v at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o people_n and_o that_o not_o only_o by_o the_o bounty_n or_o benevolence_n of_o land_a man_n but_o in_o the_o way_n of_o contribution_n from_o which_o no_o sort_n of_o people_n of_o what_o rank_n soever_o but_o such_o as_o live_v on_o alm_n or_o the_o poor_a man_n box_n be_v to_o be_v exempt_v but_o this_o be_v only_o in_o the_o church_n of_o calvin_n platform_n those_o of_o the_o lutheran_n party_n in_o denmark_n swethland_n and_o high_a germany_n have_v their_o tithe_n and_o glebe_n they_o have_v before_o and_o so_o much_o more_o in_o offering_n then_o with_o we_o in_o england_n by_o how_o much_o they_o come_v near_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n both_o in_o their_o practice_n and_o opinion_n especial_o in_o the_o point_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n than_o the_o english_a do_v and_o as_o for_o our_o dear_a brethren_n of_o 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