Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	lord_n	seed_n	serpent_n	3,151	5	9.3894	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85551	Truths victory against heresie; all sorts comprehended under these ten mentioned: 1. Papists, 2. Familists, 3. Arrians, 4. Arminians, 5. Anabaptists, 6. Separatists, 7. Antinomists, 8. Monarchists. 9. Millenarists, 10. Independents. As also a description of the truth, the Church of Christ, her present suffering estate for a short time yet to come; and the glory that followeth at the generall resurrection. / By I.G. a faithfull lover and obeyer of the truth. Imprimatur, John Downame.	Graunt, John, of Bucklersbury.	1645 (1645)	Wing G1597; Thomason E277_7; ESTC R200005	70,586	79

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and_o outward_a christian_n yet_o in_o the_o time_n to_o come_v they_o shall_v receive_v the_o selfsame_a honour_n which_o to_o their_o lord_n alone_o and_o in_o chief_a belong_v and_o as_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o same_o honour_n with_o their_o lord_n mat._n 19_o rev._n 2._o so_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o be_v call_v by_o their_o title_n also_o psal._n 89._o 27._o i_o will_v make_v he_o my_o first-born_a high_a than_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o then_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o church_n vers._n 29._o his_o seed_n also_o will_v i_o make_v to_o endure_v for_o ever_o and_o his_o throne_n as_o the_o day_n of_o heaven_n where_o he_o will_v place_v his_o church_n with_o himself_o for_o evermore_o mat._n 9_o 28._o rev._n 2._o 27._o