Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	wonder_n	work_n	worship_n	35	3	5.9776	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09402	A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft so farre forth as it is reuealed in the Scriptures, and manifest by true experience. Framed and deliuered by M. William Perkins, in his ordinarie course of preaching, and now published by Tho. Pickering Batchelour of Diuinitie, and minister of Finchingfield in Essex. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table; one of the order and heades of the treatise; another of the texts of Scripture explaned, or vindicated from the corrupt interpretation of the aduersarie.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Pickering, Thomas, d. 1625.	1610 (1610)	STC 19698; ESTC S114527	101,186	282

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to_o come_v hurt_v not_o any_o but_o themselves_o yet_o they_o must_v die_v the_o death_n this_o therefore_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n but_o what_o if_o these_o do_v hurt_v or_o kill_v must_v they_o not_o then_o die_v yes_o very_o but_o by_o another_o law_n the_o law_n of_o murder_n and_o not_o by_o the_o law_n of_o witchcraft_n for_o in_o this_o case_n he_o die_v as_o a_o murderer_n and_o not_o as_o witch_n and_o so_o he_o shall_v die_v though_o he_o be_v no_o witch_n the_o cause_n then_o of_o this_o sharp_a punishment_n be_v the_o very_a make_n of_o a_o league_n with_o the_o devil_n either_o secret_a or_o open_a whereby_o they_o covenant_n to_o use_v his_o help_n for_o the_o work_n of_o wonder_n for_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o alone_a it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o witch_n can_v do_v strange_a thing_n in_o divine_a enchant_v and_o juggle_v now_o let_v it_o be_v observe_v of_o what_o horrible_a impiety_n they_o stand_v guilty_a before_o god_n who_o join_v in_o confederacy_n with_o 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