Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	honourable_a	london_n	right_n	15,695	5	6.6784	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57234	A sermon preach'd before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the city of London at the Guildhall-Chappel, September XVII, 1682 by Joshua Richardson ...	Richardson, Joshua, 1649 or 50-1733.	1682 (1682)	Wing R1389; ESTC R11880	10,424	34

a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_z mayor_z and_z aldermen_z of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n at_o the_o guildhall-chappel_n september_n xvii_o 1682._o by_o joshua_n richardson_n a.m._n chaplain_n to_o his_o lordship_n london_n print_v by_o a.g._n and_o j.p._n for_o w._n ketilby_n at_o the_o bishops-head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1682._o moor_n mayor_n martis_n xxvi_o o_o die_v septembris_fw-la 1682._o annoque_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la caroli_n secundi_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n tricesimo_fw-la quarto_fw-la this_o court_n do_v desire_n mr._n richardson_n to_o print_v his_o sermon_n late_o preach_v at_o the_o guildhall-chappel_n before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o alderman_n of_o this_o city_n wagstaffe_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n john_n moor_n kt._n lord_n mayor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n my_o lord_n the_o mean_a opinion_n i_o have_v of_o this_o slight_a composition_n when_o i_o preach_v it_o remove_v i_o far_o from_o any_o apprehension_n of_o a_o order_n to_o print_v it_o but_o your_o lordship_n and_o the_o honourable_a court_n to_o who_o it_o be_v habitual_a to_o overvalue_v all_o the_o performance_n of_o your_o servant_n have_v require_v the_o print_n of_o it_o i_o present_v you_o with_o a_o honest_a well-meant_a sermon_n and_o of_o which_o i_o shall_v despise_v from_o any_o man_n the_o compliment_n of_o a_o high_a character_n the_o relation_n i_o stand_v in_o to_o your_o lordship_n may_v put_v i_o under_o a_o temptation_n of_o take_v this_o opportunity_n to_o mention_v something_o that_o may_v look_v like_o flattery_n but_o your_o lordship_n virtue_n surmount_v the_o possibility_n of_o it_o to_o say_v that_o the_o memorable_a lord_n mayor_n of_o eighty_o two_o sir_n john_n moor_n be_v a_o person_n most_o exemplary_o devout_a and_o pious_a wise_a and_o prudent_a oblige_v and_o affable_a valiant_a and_o loyal_a be_v no_o more_o than_o for_o which_o i_o shall_v have_v all_o the_o honest_a 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all_o manner_n of_o fraud_n and_o trick_n deceive_v and_o impose_v upon_o and_o oppress_v no_o man_n and_o do_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o can_v honest_o stand_v to_o and_o justify_v and_o modest_o own_o without_o a_o blush_n second_o righteousness_n be_v use_v in_o scripture_n in_o a_o more_o large_a and_o comprehensive_a sense_n as_o it_o take_v in_o our_o whole_a duty_n and_o include_v whatever_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o perform_v towards_o god_n our_o neighbour_n or_o ourselves_o all_o duty_n be_v proper_o righteousness_n and_o so_o it_o comprehend_v all_o manner_n of_o virtue_n and_o piety_n holiness_n and_o sanctity_n to_o this_o purpose_n deut._n 9.4_o 5._o moses_n dissuade_v the_o people_n from_o a_o vain_a opinion_n of_o their_o own_o merit_n and_o the_o humour_n of_o attribute_v their_o success_n and_o victory_n to_o any_o thing_n in_o themselves_o word_n it_o after_o this_o manner_n speak_v not_o thou_o in_o thy_o heart_n after_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v cast_v they_o 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