Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	great_a	king_n	noble_n	2,602	5	9.8143	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91906	The royal nursing-father; discoursed in a sermon preach'd at the cathedral in Norwich, on the 29th of May [B]eing the day of his Majesties birth, and happy return to his kingdoms. By Charles Robotham, batchelour of divinity, in Norfolk.	Robotham, Charles, 1625 or 6-1700.	1680 (1680)	Wing R1729C; ESTC R229944	25,565	82

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gesture_n of_o lowly_a reverence_n and_o incurvation_n of_o body_n to_o the_o ground_n that_o be_v in_o use_n both_o in_o religious_a and_o civil_a worship_n as_o you_o may_v see_v both_o at_o once_o 1_o chron._n 29._o 20._o all_o the_o pagn_n so_o 1_o sam._n 24._o 20._o adoraverunt_fw-la jehovam_fw-la &_o regen_n pagn_n congregation_n bless_v the_o lord_n and_o bow_v down_o their_o head_n and_o worship_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lxx_o the_o like_a be_v practise_v by_o all_o your_o eastern_a nation_n to_o their_o sovereign_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o of_o martial_a pictorum_fw-la sola_fw-la basiate_n regum_fw-la epigr._fw-la l._n 10._o ep._n 72._o as_o also_o by_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o which_o themistocles_n himself_o can_v not_o have_v access_n unto_o the_o persian_a king_n though_o he_o disguise_v it_o as_o well_o as_o he_o may_v by_o the_o let_a fall_n of_o his_o ring_n but_o to_o return_v in_o allusion_n i_o say_v unto_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o the_o church_n to_o who_o this_o honour_n or_o worship_n be_v give_v but_o unto_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n in_o vain_a therefore_o do_v the_o parasite_n of_o rome_n go_v about_o to_o draw_v this_o text_n to_o the_o maintenance_n or_o countenance_n either_o of_o the_o papal_a chair_n or_o of_o the_o 3._o the_o vide_fw-la librum_fw-la caeremoniarum_fw-la sect._n 3_o c._n 3._o honour_n and_o subjection_n claim_v as_o due_a thereunto_o for_o beside_o the_o falseness_n of_o the_o hypothesis_n the_o thing_n itself_o be_v very_o wide_a from_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o text._n the_o honour_n here_o speak_v of_o as_o to_o be_v do_v by_o king_n and_o queen_n be_v not_o that_o of_o external_a subjection_n whether_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a but_o that_o of_o religious_a adoration_n it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o subjection_n unto_o christ_n himself_o to_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n and_o christianity_n 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