Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	word_n	worship_v	wrought_v	38	3	7.0966	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67009	An account of the societies for reformation of manners in London and Westminster and other parts of the kingdom with a persuasive to persons of all ranks, to be zealous and diligent in promoting the execution of the laws agaist prophaneness and debauchery, for the effecting a national reformation / published with the approbation of a considerable number of the lords spiritual and temporal.	Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712.	1699 (1699)	Wing W3512; ESTC R31843	95,899	198

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without_o the_o camp_n and_o let_v all_o that_o hear_v he_o lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o let_v all_o the_o congregation_n stone_v he_o now_o when_o these_o thing_n be_v 1._o ezra_n 9_o 1._o do_v the_o prince_n come_v to_o i_o say_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n have_v not_o separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n do_v according_a to_o their_o abomination_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o he_o neglect_v 17._o matt._n 18._o 17._o to_o hear_v they_o tell_v it_o to_o the_o church_n nay_o they_o will_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v in_o how_o many_o instance_n under_o the_o jewish_a dispensation_n those_o who_o see_v or_o be_v acquaint_v with_o such_o offence_n be_v positive_o command_v to_o be_v witness_n or_o informer_n against_o the_o person_n who_o commit_v they_o though_o they_o be_v their_o near_a relation_n thus_o if_o thy_o brother_n the_o son_n of_o thy_o mother_n 6._o deut._n 13._o 6._o or_o thy_o son_n or_o 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shall_v not_o dare_v to_o transgress_v before_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v resent_v it_o as_o a_o high_a affront_n to_o he_o if_o a_o person_n of_o the_o high_a rank_n shall_v discover_v so_o base_a a_o opinion_n of_o he_o as_o to_o expect_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v content_a to_o break_v his_o oath_n to_o suffer_v he_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o quality_n to_o go_v unpunished_a for_o any_o offence_n of_o this_o kind_n commit_v before_o he_o it_o be_v certain_o much_o so_o where_o magistrate_n have_v a_o just_a sense_n of_o honour_n or_o be_v as_o zealous_a and_o faithful_a in_o the_o discharge_v of_o their_o office_n as_o they_o ought_v but_o the_o less_o this_o may_v reasonable_o be_v hope_v from_o all_o magistrate_n at_o this_o day_n there_o appear_v i_o be_o sure_a the_o more_o reason_n or_o rather_o necessity_n for_o private_a person_n apply_v themselves_o to_o this_o business_n of_o give_v information_n to_o they_o of_o our_o reign_a sin_n without_o which_o it_o be_v not_o 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