Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	nature_n	young_a	youth_n	59	3	7.9787	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39584	Hagioi axioi, or, The saints worthinesse and the worlds worthlesnesse both opened and declared in a sermon preached at the funerall of that eminently religious and highly honoured Knight Sr. Nathaniel Barnardiston, Aug. 26, 1653 / by Samuel Faireclough ...	Faireclough, Samuel, 1625?-1691.	1653 (1653)	Wing F107; ESTC R16705	30,836	42

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to_o bury_v the_o memory_n and_o reputation_n of_o those_o in_o silence_n and_o obscurity_n who_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o grace_n in_o they_o have_v raise_v to_o eminency_n and_o exalt_v above_o the_o standard_n of_o the_o world_n worth_n and_o value_n that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o of_o these_o at_o this_o time_n i_o have_v upon_o this_o sad_a occasion_n of_o the_o lord_n remove_v out_o of_o the_o world_n a_o person_n of_o who_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a that_o worthy_a of_o worthy_n sir_n nathaniel_n barnardiston_n choose_v these_o word_n and_o make_v they_o the_o subject_n of_o my_o follow_a discourse_n wherein_o you_o have_v hold_v forth_o to_o you_o at_o the_o first_o view_n the_o saint_n worthiness_n and_o the_o world_n worthlesnesse_n both_o these_o be_v weight_v as_o beza_n note_v upon_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o pair_n of_o scale_n and_o balance_n 8.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr 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