Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	israel_n	king_n	son_n	15,713	5	5.7554	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61651	A rebuke to the informers with a plea for the ministers of the Gospel, called nonconformists, and their meetings and advice to those to whom these informers address themselves for assistance in their undertakings.	Stockton, Owen, 1630-1680.	1675 (1675)	Wing S5699; ESTC R34618	98,356	92

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lord_n have_v make_v thou_o priest_n instead_o of_o jehoiada_n the_o priest_n that_o you_o shall_v be_v officer_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o every_o man_n that_o be_v mad_a and_o make_v himself_o a_o prophet_n that_o thou_o shall_v put_v he_o in_o prison_n and_o in_o the_o stock_n now_o therefore_o why_o have_v thou_o not_o reprove_v jeremiah_n of_o anathoth_n which_o make_v himself_o a_o prophet_n to_o you_o do_v you_o give_v out_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o lord_n that_o stir_v up_o these_o man_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n but_o the_o people_n set_v they_o on_o out_o of_o evil_a and_o seditious_a design_n so_o say_v they_o of_o jeremiah_n jer._n 43.2_o 3._o then_o speak_v azariah_n and_o johanan_n and_o all_o the_o proud_a man_n say_v unto_o jeremiah_n thou_o speak_v false_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n have_v not_o send_v thou_o to_o say_v go_v not_o into_o egypt_n to_o sojourn_v there_o but_o baruch_n the_o son_n of_o neriah_n set_v thou_o against_o we_o to_o 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they_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o they_o be_v very_o dreadful_a which_o without_o repentance_n will_v be_v their_o portion_n as_o have_v be_v show_v in_o the_o second_o chapter_n rev._n 8.4_o come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n that_o you_o be_v not_o partaker_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o that_o you_o receive_v not_o of_o her_o plague_n as_o they_o that_o partake_v of_o babylon_n sin_n shall_v be_v partaker_n of_o babylon_n plague_n so_o shall_v they_o that_o partake_v of_o the_o informer_n sin_n partake_v of_o the_o informer_n plague_n prov._n 29.24_o whoso_o be_v partner_n with_o a_o thief_n hate_v his_o own_o soul_n the_o same_o i_o may_v say_v of_o he_o that_o be_v partner_n with_o these_o informer_n he_o hate_v his_o own_o soul_n and_o why_o do_v he_o that_o be_v a_o partner_n with_o a_o thief_n hate_v his_o soul_n because_o he_o take_v a_o sure_a and_o speedy_a course_n to_o destroy_v his_o own_o soul_n let_v i_o here_o show_v you_o how_o many_o way_n a_o man_n may_v be_v partaker_n 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