Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	good_a	heart_n	word_n	15,238	5	4.0691	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86883	A Brief receipt moral & Christian, against the passion of the heart, or sore of the mind, incident to most, and very grievous to many, in the trouble of enemies. / Being one single sermon by I. H. Minister of Froome. Published at this rate by itself, that any who need it, and have it. For the ease and benefit especially of the more tender, weak and melancholy; who feel these arrows stick in their spirits, but know not the way of plucking them out, or aswaging the pain of them.	Humfrey, John, 1621-1719.	1658 (1658)	Wing H3672; Thomason E1895_1; ESTC R209916	24,345	123

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and_o sin_n be_v upon_o he_o though_o the_o wrong_n be_v indeed_o private_a unto_o thou_o now_o if_o he_o shall_v hear_v thou_o that_o be_v be_v convince_v by_o thou_o thou_o have_v gain_v he_o that_o be_v by_o reduce_v he_o to_o repentance_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o wrong_v against_o thou_o thou_o convert_v he_o to_o god_n &_o close_a thyself_o with_o he_o it_o follow_v but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v thou_o then_o take_v with_o thou_o two_o or_o three_o more_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v add_v that_o by_o their_o testimony_n thy_o word_n may_v be_v establish_v and_o if_o he_o shall_v neglect_v to_o hear_v they_o tell_v it_o unto_o the_o church_n that_o be_v i_o suppose_v such_o as_o have_v authority_n wheresoever_o seat_v i_o inquire_v not_o neither_o to_o rebuke_v he_o public_o but_o if_o be_v neglect_n to_o hear_v the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n that_o be_v to_o our_o present_a purpose_n let_v he_o alone_o to_o the_o 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