Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	wonderful_a	word_n	yield_v	25	3	6.5701	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49801	Theo-politica, or, A body of divinity containing the rules of the special government of God, according to which, he orders the immortal and intellectual creatures, angels, and men, to their final and eternal estate : being a method of those saving truths, which are contained in the Canon of the Holy Scripture, and abridged in those words of our Saviour Jesus Christ, which were the ground and foundation of those apostolical creeds and forms of confessions, related by the ancients, and, in particular, by Irenæus, and Tertullian / by George Lawson ...	Lawson, George, d. 1678.	1659 (1659)	Wing L712; ESTC R17886	441,775	362

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5._o 26._o as_o there_o can_v be_v two_o king_n in_o full_a power_n in_o one_o kingdom_n so_o there_o can_v be_v two_o god_n in_o one_o heart_n at_o one_o time_n to_o we_o christian_n who_o make_v the_o gospel_n the_o rule_n of_o our_o worship_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o acknowledge_v god_n as_o creator_n preserver_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n for_o so_o turk_n mahometan_n and_o jew_n do_v we_o sin_v if_o we_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v he_o and_o he_o alone_o as_o our_o redeemer_n by_o christ_n exhibit_v and_o glorify_v therefore_o to_o deny_v christ_n thus_o represent_v unto_o we_o or_o to_o acknowledge_v another_o christ_n with_o he_o or_o beside_o he_o or_o to_o give_v any_o expiate_a power_n to_o any_o sacrifice_n but_o he_o or_o make_v any_o other_o sacrifice_n the_o same_o or_o equal_a with_o he_o or_o to_o make_v any_o other_o our_o advocate_n in_o heaven_n and_o the_o propitiation_n of_o our_o sin_n be_v against_o this_o law_n evangelical_o understand_v for_o to_o we_o christian_n there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n the_o father_n of_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n and_o we_o in_o he_o and_o one_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n by_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n and_o we_o by_o he_o 1_o cor._n 8._o 6._o neither_o be_v there_o salvation_n in_o any_o other_o for_o there_o be_v none_o other_o name_n under_o heaven_n give_v among_o man_n whereby_o we_o can_v be_v save_v act._n 4._o 12._o in_o this_o respect_n all_o jew_n and_o mahometan_n and_o such_o as_o worship_n god_n and_o not_o by_o christ_n be_v offender_n yet_o not_o only_o they_o but_o all_o such_o to_o who_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v and_o yet_o receive_v not_o jesus_n christ_n for_o their_o lord_n and_o saviour_n or_o receive_v he_o and_o pro●esse_v he_o and_o not_o full_o and_o sincere_o with_o their_o whole_a heart_n as_o god_n require_v be_v guilty_a and_o can_v in_o no_o wise_n be_v excuse_v from_o the_o transgression_n of_o this_o commandment_n hitherto_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v all_o positive_a 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