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	son_n	spirit_n	15,521	5	5.1364	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34269	A Confutation of sundry errors in Dr. Sherlock's book concerning allegiance		1691 (1691)	Wing C5812; ESTC R20781	14,713	16

justify_v our_o swear_a allegiance_n to_o they_o that_o they_o have_v legal_a right_n to_o the_o throne_n for_o unless_o they_o have_v legal_a right_n to_o it_o they_o have_v no_o right_n at_o all_o and_o have_v no_o right_n they_o must_v needs_o be_v usurper_n and_o be_v so_o it_o be_v only_o a_o equivocal_a allegiance_n that_o can_v be_v due_a to_o they_o but_o equivocal_a allegiance_n will_v not_o suffice_v analogum_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la positum_fw-la stat_fw-la pro_fw-la famosiori_fw-la significato_fw-la the_o law_n enjoin_v we_o to_o swear_v allegiance_n to_o they_o can_v in_o reason_n be_v think_v to_o mean_v equivocal_a allegiance_n such_o for_o kind_a as_o be_v due_a and_o payable_a to_o a_o usurper_n but_o it_o must_v needs_o mean_v that_o kind_n of_o allegiance_n which_o be_v natural_o due_a from_o subject_n to_o one_o that_o be_v rightful_a prince_n before_o god_n and_o man_n and_o no_o usurper_n and_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o ambiguity_n or_o colour_n for_o 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