Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	great_a	king_n	year_n	22,347	5	4.8500	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94047	A discovery of peace: or, The thoughts of the Almighty for the ending of his peoples calamities. Intimated in a sermon at Christ-church London, before the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor, the right worshipfull the Aldermen; together with the worshipfull companies of the said city, upon the 24th of April, 1644. Being the solemn day of their publike Humiliation and monethly fast. By John Strickland, B.D. pastor of the church at St. Edmunds, in the city of New Sarum; a member of the Assembly of Divines.	Strickland, John, 1600 or 1601-1670.	1644 (1644)	Wing S5969; Thomason E48_5; ESTC R14414	39,755	53

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26.44_o 45._o when_o they_o he_o in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o enemy_n i_o will_v not_o cast_v they_o away_o neither_o will_v i_o abhor_v they_o to_o destroy_v they_o utter_o and_o to_o break_v my_o covenant_n with_o they_o for_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n but_o i_o will_v for_o their_o sake_n remember_v the_o covenant_n of_o their_o ancestor_n this_o proviso_n be_v express_o put_v in_o when_o god_n renew_v his_o covenant_n unto_o david_n and_o his_o seed_n that_o as_o he_o will_v be_v careful_a on_o the_o one_o hand_n to_o punish_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n in_o case_n they_o do_v transgress_v so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n he_o will_v continue_v his_o love_n to_o they_o and_o be_v mindful_a of_o his_o covenant_n psal_n 89.32_o 33._o i_o will_v visit_v their_o transgression_n with_o the_o rod_n ●4_n p●●●_n ●●_o ●2_n 33_o ●4_n and_o their_o iniquity_n with_o stripe_n nevertheless_o my_o love_a kindness_n will_v i_o not_o utter_o take_v from_o he_o nor_o suffer_v my_o 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