Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	hear_v	heart_n	word_n	17,963	5	4.3726	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92002	The ranters bible or, Seven several religions by them held and maintained. With the full particulars of their strange sects and societies; their new places of meetings, both in city and countrey; the manner of their life and conversation; their blasphemous opinion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and their burning of his blessed word, and sacred Scriptures; ... A strange voice from heaven speaking to one Mr. Roulston, a London-ranter, upon his going from White-Chappel, to meet some of his fellow-creatures at Hackney ... And Mr. Roulston's letter to his late fellow-ranters, with his advice and proposals, to be published in all cities, and market-townes, throughout England and Wales. / Published by Mr. Gilbert Roulston, a late Fellow-Ranter.	Roulston, Gilbert.	1650 (1650)	Wing R2006; Thomason E619_6; ESTC R206365	4,424	8

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