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	majesty_n	privy_a	10,396	5	9.6495	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15431	Tetrastylon papisticum, that is, The foure principal pillers of papistrie the first conteyning their raylings, slanders, forgeries, vntruthes: the second their blasphemies, flat contradictions to scripture, heresies, absurdities: the third their loose arguments, weake solutions, subtill distinctions: the fourth and last the repugnant opinions of new papistes with the old; of the new one with an other; of the same writers with themselues: yea of popish religion with and in it selfe. Compiled as a necessarie supplement or fit appertinance to the authors former worke, intituled Synopsis papismi: to the glorie of God for the dissuading of light-minded men from trusting to the sandie foundation of poperie, and to exhort good Christians stedfastlie to hold the rockie foundation of faith in the Gospell.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1593 (1593)	STC 25701; ESTC S119967	179,229	213

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fox_n these_o little_a fox_n that_o destroy_v the_o vine_n cantic_a 2._o 15._o concern_v the_o dissension_n and_o division_n among_o papist_n it_o be_v no_o strange_a thing_n as_o he_o say_v omnia_fw-la vitia_fw-la erroresque_fw-la mortalium_fw-la 11._o divisi_fw-la sunt_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la &_o contrarij_fw-la apud_fw-la idolorum_fw-la cultores_fw-la divisi_fw-la sunt_fw-la spiritus_fw-la junonis_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la herculis_fw-la paganus_fw-la &_o judaeus_fw-la host_n sunt_fw-la christi_fw-la sed_fw-la divisi_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la arrianus_n &_o photinianus_n haeretici_fw-la &_o divisi_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la sic_fw-la donatistae_fw-la sic_fw-la maximinianistae_fw-la all_o vice_n and_o error_n among_o man_n be_v divide_v and_o contrary_a to_o themselves_o among_o the_o idolatrous_a heathen_a the_o spirit_n of_o juno_n and_o hercules_n be_v divide_v the_o pagan_n &_o jew_n enemy_n to_o christ_n and_o yet_o divide_v the_o arrian_n likewise_o &_o photmians_n the_o 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will_v add_v also_o good_a proceed_n and_o the_o lord_n both_o unto_o your_o good_a proceed_n and_o virtuous_a beginning_n shall_v give_v a_o happy_a end_n in_o te_fw-la nunc_fw-la puta_fw-la cunctorum_fw-la ora_fw-la &_o oculos_fw-la conversos_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la spectaculum_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la tuus_fw-la totam_fw-la consedisse_fw-la angliam_fw-la all_o man_n eye_n be_v upon_o your_o honour_n and_o have_v as_o it_o be_v set_v lead_v themselves_o to_o behold_v your_o do_n god_n grant_v and_o we_o trust_v that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v answerable_a to_o their_o expectation_n last_o the_o lord_n prosper_v your_o godly_a enterprise_n and_o give_v a_o blessing_n to_o your_o holy_a counsel_n even_o the_o blessing_n of_o caleb_n that_o as_o caleb_n drive_v the_o anakims_n great_a giant_n by_o strong_a hand_n out_o of_o hebron_n so_o at_o the_o length_n by_o your_o prudent_a &_o godly_a counsel_n with_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o honourable_a lord_n of_o the_o 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