Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	bishop_n	church_n	lord_n	1,560	5	3.5178	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57718	New-England a degenerate plant who having forgot their former sufferings ... are now become famous among the nations in bringing forth the fruits of cruelty ... published for the information of all sober people who wish to know how the state of New-England now stands ... / the truth of which we are witnesses (who by their cruel hands have suffered) Iohn Rous, Iohn Copeland, Samuel Shattock, Nicholas Phelps, Josiah Soutwick. Whereunto is annexed a copy of a letter which came from one who hath been a magistrate among them.	Rous, John, d. 1695.	1659 (1659)	Wing R2043; ESTC R28819	13,811	20

new-england_n a_o degenerate_a plant_n who_o have_v forget_v their_o former_a suffering_n and_o lose_v their_o ancient_a tenderness_n be_v now_o become_v famous_a among_o the_o nation_n in_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o cruelty_n wherein_o they_o have_v far_o outstrip_v their_o persecutor_n the_o bishop_n as_o by_o these_o their_o ensue_a law_n you_o may_v plain_o see_v publish_a for_o the_o information_n of_o all_o sober_a people_n who_o desire_n to_o know_v how_o the_o state_n of_o new-england_n now_o stand_v and_o upon_o what_o foundation_n the_o new-england_n church_n be_v build_v and_o by_o who_o strength_n they_o be_v uphold_v now_o they_o be_v degenerate_v and_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n the_o truth_n of_o which_o we_o be_v witness_n who_o by_o their_o cruel_a hand_n have_v suffer_v john_n rous_n stranger_n john_n copeland_n stranger_n samuel_n shattook_v inhabitant_n nicholas_n phelps_n inhabitant_n jostah_n southwick_n inhabitant_n whereunto_o be_v annex_v a_o copy_n 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