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	wales_n	5,053	5	10.0183	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54142	Good advice to the Church of England, Roman Catholick and Protestant dissenter, in which it is endeavoured to be made appear that it is their duty, principle & interest to abolish the penal laws and tests	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1687 (1687)	Wing P1296; ESTC R203148	42,315	65

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this_o passionate_a and_o fierce_a this_o vindictive_a and_o exterminate_a spirit_n ibid._n pag._n 7._o he_o i._n e._n christ_n come_v to_o introduce_v a_o religion_n which_o consult_v not_o only_o the_o eternal_a salvation_n of_o man_n soul_n but_o their_o temporal_a peace_n and_o security_n their_o comfort_n and_o happiness_n in_o this_o world_n ibid._n pag._n 8._o in_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o author_n of_o this_o institution_n to_o compel_v no_o man_n to_o it_o by_o temporal_a punishment_n ibid._n pag._n 13._o to_o separate_v goodness_n and_o mercy_n from_o god_n compassion_n and_o charity_n from_o religion_n be_v to_o make_v the_o two_o best_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n god_n and_o religion_n good_a for_o nothing_o idid_fw-la pag._n 19_o true_a christianity_n be_v not_o noly_a the_o best_a but_o the_o best_a nature_a institution_n in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o far_o as_o any_o church_n be_v depart_v from_o good_a nature_n and_o become_v cruel_a and_o barbarous_a so_o far_o it_o 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