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	mercy_n	sin_n	23,325	5	4.9570	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81104	A sermon preached in the parish-church of St. Philip and Jacob, in the city of Bristol on Wednesday the 15th of July, 1691. Being the monthly-fast. By Thomas Cary, M.A. Vicar of the parish of St. Philip and Jacob, in the city of Bristol.	Cary, Thomas, 1648 or 9-1711.	1691 (1691)	Wing C743B; ESTC R232684	7,176	30

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a_o sermon_n preach_v in_o the_o parish-church_n of_o st._n philip_n and_o jacob_n in_o the_o city_n of_o bristol_n on_o wednesday_n the_o 15_o of_o july_n 1691._o be_v the_o monthly-fast_a by_o thomas_n cary_n m._n a._n vicar_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n philip_n and_o jacob_n in_o the_o city_n of_o bristol_n london_n print_v by_o f._n c._n for_o thomas_n guy_n at_o the_o oxford_n arm_n in_o lumbardstreet_n 1691._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a charles_n earl_n of_o maclesfield_n viscount_n and_o baron_n of_o brandon_n lord_n precedent_n and_o lord_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o principality_n of_o wales_n and_o lord_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o county_n of_o gloucester_n hereford_n and_o monmouth_n and_o of_o the_o city_n and_o county_n of_o bristol_n and_o one_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o their_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n my_o lord_n your_o approbation_n of_o this_o sermon_n when_o it_o come_v from_o the_o pulpit_n give_v i_o confidence_n to_o present_v it_o to_o 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