Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	christian_a	king_n	time_n	1,755	5	3.4673	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61099	Certain considerations upon the duties both of prince and people written by a gentleman of quality ...	Spelman, John, Sir, 1594-1643.	1642 (1642)	Wing S4937; ESTC R28174	19,781	30

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prov._n 24._o 21._o rom._n 13._o 1._o 2._o 1._o sam._n 15._o 22._o 2._o sam._n 6._o 6._o 1._o chr._n 13._o 10_o 1._o cor._n 14._o 32_o 33._o acts._n 7._o 25._o exod._n 2._o 12._o acts._n 7._o 30._o exod._n 3._o 10._o 1._o king_n 12._o 4._o 1._o tim._n 2._o 1._o prov._n 21._o 1._o vers._n 6._o 2._o sam._n 24._o 1._o 1._o sam._n 12._o 25_o 1._o sam._n 15._o 23._o and_o 16._o 13._o 1._o sam._n 24._o 5._o 1._o sam._n 26._o 9_o 2._o tim._n 3._o 5._o matth._n 7._o 16._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 6._o 4._o 3._o iude._n 19_o 2._o tim._n 3._o 3._o 2._o pet._n 2._o 10._o iude._n 8._o and_o 11._o numb._n 16._o mat._n 7._o 16._o 1._o pet._n 2._o 21._o psal._n 51._o hosea_n 5._o 10._o eccles._n 36._o 25._o hosea_n 5._o 10._o ier._n 22._o 3._o 7._o 2._o sam._n 23._o 3._o psal._n 45._o 7._o rom._n 13._o 4._o 1._o sam._n 8._o 5._o