Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	father_n	grace_n	jesus_n	17,723	5	5.9080	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17575	An exhortation of the particular kirks of Christ in Scotland to their sister kirk in Edinburgh	Calderwood, David, 1575-1650.	1624 (1624)	STC 4358; ESTC S116199	9,860	24

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