Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	know_v	see_v	son_n	19,837	5	5.8352	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20818	The harmonie of the church Containing, the spirituall songes and holy hymnes, of godly men, patriarkes and prophetes: all, sweetly sounding, to the praise and glory of the highest. Now (newlie) reduced into sundrie kinds of English meeter: meete to be read or sung, for the solace and comfort of the godly. By M.D.	Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.	1591 (1591)	STC 7199; ESTC S116525	25,418	50

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and_o ever_o thank_v thou_o for_o the_o same_o my_o prayer_n shall_v of_o thou_o be_v hear_v and_o never_o from_o thy_o ear_n debar_v thou_o sauce_v i_o from_o destruction_n and_o other_o mischief_n more_o than_o one_o therefore_o will_v i_o praise_v thou_o o_o lord_n and_o in_o my_o song_n thy_o name_n record_n the_o prayer_n of_o hester_n for_o the_o deliverance_n of_o she_o and_o her_o people_n in_o the_o xiiii_o chap._n of_o hester_n o_o mighty_a lord_n thou_o be_v our_o god_n to_o thou_o for_o aid_n i_o cry_v to_o help_v a_o woman_n desolate_a since_o danger_n now_o be_v nigh_o even_o from_o my_o youth_n i_o oft_o have_v hard_a my_o predecessor_n tell_v that_o from_o among_o the_o nation_n all_o thou_o chose_v israel_n and_o chose_a those_o our_o father_n be_v from_o they_o that_o go_v before_o to_o be_v thy_o own_o and_o have_v perform_v thy_o promise_n evermore_o now_o lord_n we_o have_v commit_v sin_n most_o grievous_a in_o thy_o eye_n wherefore_o thou_o have_v deliver_v we_o 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