Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	love_n	love_v	soul_n	15,334	5	5.6380	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16543	The importunate begger for things necessary, or necessity, without deniall Or a treatise, wherein is shewed the lawfullnesse of praying absolutely for necessary temporall things, without doubting or wavering, and that the saints of God may and ought, as absolutely depend upon God, for their dayly bread, as they may for the pardon of their sinnes, and that the cause is in themselves, who doe not obtaine them. Whereunto is annexed an answer to Mr. Norrice his 5 arguments, which were framed against it, together with an answer to his Prosopopeia, wherein, as well the insufficiency of those arguments, as the deceitfullnesse of his collections, is plainely manifested by R.B.	Boye, Rice.	1635 (1635)	STC 3450; ESTC S106818	69,334	88

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believer_n in_o general_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n these_o thing_n have_v i_o write_v to_o you_o that_o believe_v he_o do_v in_o the_o 14._o verse_n include_v himself_o among_o the_o rest_n and_o plain_o declare_v unto_o all_o man_n that_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o pray_n be_v not_o only_o to_o speak_v with_o the_o tongue_n but_o also_o with_o the_o heart_n to_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v faithful_a in_o that_o very_a promise_n contract_n or_o covenant_n for_o the_o obtain_n whereof_o they_o do_v at_o any_o time_n sue_v unto_o he_o for_o say_v he_o this_o be_v the_o confidence_n that_o we_o have_v in_o he_o if_o we_o ask_v any_o thing_n i_o any_o thing_n for_o soul_n or_o body_n according_a to_o his_o will_n i_o according_a to_o his_o will_n reveal_v in_o his_o word_n he_o hear_v we_o and_o if_o we_o know_v that_o he_o hear_v we_o whatsoever_o we_o ask_v we_o have_v the_o petition_n that_o we_o desire_v of_o he_o a_o admirable_a resolution_n of_o true_a believer_n 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