Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	woman_n	womb_n	word_n	223	3	3.5027	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01368	The vviddoves mite cast into the treasure-house of the prerogatiues, and prayses of our B. Lady, the immaculate, and most glorious Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. With reasons why we are to haue great confidence in her prayers. Whereunto is annexed, A prayer, for the loue of God, made in contemplation of the passion of Christ our Sauiour.	A. G., fl. 1619.; Matthew, Tobie, Sir, 1577-1655, attributed name.	1619 (1619)	STC 11490; ESTC S118624	73,100	210

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the_o institution_n of_o virgin_n christi_fw-la lilia_fw-la etc._n etc._n 15._o ambr._n de_fw-fr instit_fw-la virgin_n cap._n 15._o the_o lily_n of_o christ_n be_v especial_o virgin_n who_o virginity_n be_v bright_a &_o immaculate_a for_o that_o virginal_a womb_n be_v the_o beginning_n and_o root_n and_o perpetual_o spring_v fountain_n from_o whence_o by_o that_o most_o powerful_a example_n of_o the_o mother_n of_o god_n all_o the_o quire_n of_o virgin_n do_v proceed_v a_o maria_n etc._n etc._n say_v s._n epiphanius_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n med_n epiph._n l._n 3._o hare_n 73._o post_n med_n life_n be_v bear_v unto_o the_o world_n so_o that_o she_o give_v life_n to_o he_o that_o live_v and_o mary_n be_v make_v the_o mother_n of_o such_o as_o live_v s._n hierome_n upon_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n of_o isay_n virgam_fw-la de_fw-la radice_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v we_o understand_v the_o holy_a virgin_n mary_n to_o be_v the_o rod_n that_o spring_v out_o of_o the_o root_n of_o jesse_n 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