Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	praise_n	praise_v	sing_v	15,293	5	8.5810	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58819	A sermon preached before the queen the 22d of May, 1692 upon occasion of the late victory obtained by Their Majesties fleet over the French / by John Scott ...	Scott, John, 1639-1695.	1692 (1692)	Wing S2076; ESTC R34060	18,980	39

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dr._n scott_n thanksgiving_n sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n the_o 22_o of_o may._n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n the_o 22_o of_o may_n 1692._o upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o late_a victory_n obtain_v by_o their_o majesty_n fleet_n overdo_n the_o french_a by_o john_n scott_n d._n d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o their_o majesty_n publish_a by_o her_o majesty_n special_a command_n london_n print_v for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishops-head_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n m_o dc_o xc_o ii_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n psalm_n 50.14_o offer_v unto_o god_n thanksgiving_n and_o pay_v thy_o vow_n unto_o the_o most_o high_a in_o the_o forego_n verse_n the_o psalmist_n whether_o he_o be_v david_n or_o asaph_n be_v uncertain_a introduce_v god_n as_o deliver_v his_o own_o sense_n concern_v the_o ritual_a and_o ceremonial_a religion_n of_o the_o jew_n upon_o which_o they_o so_o much_o value_v themselves_o and_o lay_v such_o a_o mighty_a stress_n 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