Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	fear_v	young_a	youth_n	287	3	8.5871	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51810	Catholick religion: or, The just test or character of every person that in any nation is accepted with God discovered, in an explication of the nature of the true fear of God, and working of righteousness, with which the same is connected. In some discourses upon Acts 10. 35, 36. Wherein several important doctrinal truths, more immediately influential upon practise, are plainly opened, and vindicated from their too common misunderstanding. By William Manning.	Manning, William, 1633?-1711.	1686 (1686)	Wing M491; ESTC R217102	67,577	173

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will_v not_o deny_v thou_o any_o advantage_n that_o god_n will_v account_v with_o thou_o for_o but_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n mere_o on_o that_o score_n to_o accept_v thou_o tribulation_n and_o anguish_n upon_o every_o soul_n of_o man_n that_o do_v evil_a of_o the_o christian_n first_o and_o also_o of_o the_o jew_n mahometan_n and_o pagan_a infidel_n world_n rom._n 2.9_o for_o there_o be_v no_o respect_n of_o person_n with_o god_n v._o 11._o again_o they_o be_v nigh_o to_o god_n and_o have_v more_o hope_n and_o help_n for_o eternal_a life_n than_o other_o that_o be_v stranger_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o advantage_n peculiar_a to_o they_o have_v rom._n 3.1_o they_o have_v the_o custody_n of_o god_n oracle_n which_o be_v more_o than_o to_o be_v within_o the_o sound_n of_o they_o v._o 2._o and_o this_o be_v now_o thy_o privilege_n with_o other_o and_o all_o the_o world_n comparative_o be_v in_o a_o hopeless_a condition_n beside_o if_o not_o absolute_o lose_v but_o god_n 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