Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	city_n	king_n	lord_n	4,004	5	3.6249	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33247	A looking-glass for religious princes, or, The character and work of Josiah delivered in a sermon upon 2 Kings XXIII.XXV : the substance whereof was preached April 5 1691 at Pershore in Worcester-shire ... / by Richard Claridge ...	Claridge, Richard, 1649-1723.	1691 (1691)	Wing C4433; ESTC R2252	26,502	40

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character_n and_o commendation_n of_o josiah_n with_o the_o work_n and_o duty_n of_o his_o day_n and_o in_o he_o present_v we_o with_o a_o looking-glass_n for_o christian_a prince_n or_o it_o be_v a_o complete_a idea_n and_o exact_a description_n of_o a_o true_o religious_a king_n he_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n when_o josiah_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n he_o find_v the_o kingdom_n universal_o pollute_v with_o idolatry_n both_o priest_n and_o people_n be_v infect_v and_o every_o age_n and_o sex_n a_o remnant_n except_v have_v corrupt_v their_o way_n his_o great_a grandfather_n hezekiah_n be_v a_o very_a good_a king_n and_o have_v destroy_v all_o public_a idolatry_n in_o the_o land_n 5._o land_n 2_o king_n 18.4_o 5._o he_o remove_v the_o high_a place_n and_o break_v the_o image_n and_o cut_v down_o the_o grove_n and_o break_v in_o piece_n the_o brazen_a serpent_n that_o moses_n have_v make_v because_o it_o be_v abuse_v to_o idolatry_n for_o unto_o those_o day_n 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josiah_n by_o name_n and_o upon_o thou_o shall_v he_o offer_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n that_o burn_v incense_n upon_o thou_o and_o man_n bone_n shall_v be_v burn_v upon_o thou_o 1_o king_n 13.1_o 2._o where_o observe_v that_o god_n jealoulousie_n of_o his_o own_o honour_n and_o love_n to_o his_o own_o worship_n be_v such_o that_o he_o can_v endure_v to_o be_v rival_v by_o man_n but_o immediate_o protest_v against_o false_a worship_n and_o false_a worshipper_n by_o his_o servant_n and_o tho'_o he_o bear_v with_o they_o both_o for_o a_o season_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o time_n secret_a to_o we_o but_o fix_v in_o god_n eternal_a decree_n wherein_o both_o shall_v be_v destroy_v thus_o he_o deal_v with_o jeroboam_n altar_n and_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n and_o the_o

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12.3_o &_o 14.4_o now_o josiah_n pull_v down_o these_o high_a place_n he_o leave_v not_o one_o of_o they_o remain_v indeed_o notwithstanding_o all_o he_o do_v or_o can_v do_v idolatry_n be_v so_o rivet_v in_o many_o of_o the_o prince_n priest_n and_o people_n that_o baal_n have_v a_o remnant_n among_o they_o 1.4_o jeph_n 1.4_o for_o he_o have_v his_o chemarim_n his_o profess_a priest_n and_o he_o have_v other_o too_o who_o pretend_v to_o be_v priest_n of_o the_o true_a god_n but_o will_v be_v now_o and_o then_o tamper_n with_o baal_n idolatrous_a rite_n they_o dare_v not_o exercise_v their_o idolatry_n public_o for_o sear_v of_o the_o king_n but_o they_o worship_v the_o host_n of_o heaven_n on_o the_o house_n top_n and_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o malchom_n 5._o v._o 5._o they_o mingle_v true_a and_o false_a worship_n together_o and_o because_o there_o be_v often_o mention_v in_o scripture_n of_o these_o high_a place_n and_o the_o pull_n of_o they_o down_o be_v record_v as_o a_o 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