Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	wondrous_a	work_n	world_n	301	3	4.1028	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67626	The baptized Turk, or, A narrative of the happy conversion of Signior Rigep Dandulo, the onely son of a silk merchant in the Isle of Tzio, from the delusions of that great impostor Mahomet, unto the Christian religion and of his admission unto baptism by Mr. Gunning at Excester-house Chappel the 8th of Novemb., 1657 / drawn up by Tho. Warmstry.	Warmstry, Thomas, 1610-1665.	1658 (1658)	Wing W880; ESTC R38490	72,283	176

glory_n to_o god_n on_o high_a on_o earth_n peace_n good_a will_n towards_o man_n psalm_n 45.4_o 5_o 6._o and_o gird_v thou_o with_o thy_o sword_n upon_o thy_o thigh_n o_o thou_o most_o mighty_a according_a to_o thy_o worship_n and_o renown_n good_a luck_n have_v thou_o with_o thy_o honour_n ride_v on_o because_o of_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n of_o meekness_n and_o righteousness_n and_o let_v thy_o right_a hand_n teach_v thou_o terrible_a thing_n thy_o arrow_n be_v very_o sharp_a and_o the_o people_n sholl_a be_v subdue_v unto_o thou_o even_o in_o the_o midst_n among_o the_o king_n enemy_n psal_n 67._o vers_fw-la 1._o god_n be_v merciful_a unto_o we_o and_o bless_v we_o and_o show_v we_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n and_o be_v merciful_a unto_o we_o 2._o that_o thy_o way_n may_v be_v know_v upon_o earth_n thy_o save_a health_n among_o all_o nation_n 3._o let_v the_o people_n praise_v thou_o o_o god_n yea_o let_v all_o the_o people_n praise_v thou_o 4._o o_o let_v the_o nation_n rejoice_v and_o be_v glad_a for_o thou_o shall_v judge_v the_o folk_n righteous_o and_o govern_v the_o nation_n upon_o earth_n 5._o let_v the_o people_n praise_v thou_o o_o god_n let_v all_o the_o people_n praise_v thou_o 6._o then_o shall_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o her_o increase_n and_o god_n even_o our_o own_o god_n shall_v give_v we_o his_o blessing_n 7._o god_n shall_v bless_v we_o and_o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v fear_v he_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la 36._o ver_fw-la 1._o have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o o_o lord_n god_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o behold_v we_o and_o show_v we_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o morcy_n 2._o and_o send_v thy_o fear_n among_o the_o nation_n which_o seek_v not_o after_o thou_o that_o they_o may_v know_v that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n but_o thou_o and_o that_o they_o may_v show_v thy_o wondrous_a work_n 3._o lift_v up_o thy_o hand_n upon_o the_o strange_a nation_n that_o they_o may_v see_v thy_o power_n 4._o as_o thou_o be_v sanctify_v in_o 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