Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	grace_n	king_n	lord_n	2,963	5	3.6667	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10190	Lord bishops, none of the Lords bishops. Or A short discourse, wherin is proved that prelaticall jurisdiction, is not of divine institution, but forbidden by Christ himselfe, as heathenish, and branded by his apostles for antichristian wherin also sundry notable passages of the Arch-Prelate of Canterbury in his late booke, intituled, A relation of a conference, &c. are by the way met withall.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1640 (1640)	STC 20467; ESTC S115311	76,101	90

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pag._n 200._o ●_z tim._n 3●_z 2._o tit._n 1_o 7._o *_o pag._n 210_o 21._o *_o lbid._n ‡_o gal._n 4._o 29._o *_o confe_fw-mi epist._n dedicatory_a and_o pag._n 376._o *_o ioh._n 19_o ●_z *_o pag_n 15._o *_o heb._n 12._o 15._o ‡_o mat._n 15._o 13._o ‡_o rom._n ●●●_z §_o 2_o thess._n 2._o †_o 1_o john_n 2._o *_o ovid_n meta._n ‡_o dan._n 2._o *_o m●t._n 15._o 9_o *_o 1_o cor._n 5._o 3_o 4_o 5._o *_o confer_v pag._n 175_o 176._o ‡_o pag._n 183._o ‡_o heb._n 5._o 4_o 5._o §_o confer._n pag._n 177._o †_o pag._n 198_o 199._o *_o ler._n 23._o 30_o 31_o 32._o ‡_o 1_o pet._n 5._o ‡_o hist._n concil._n t●id_v *_o confer._n pag._n 370._o ‡_o revel._n 17._o 15._o vid_n espencaeum_n in_o tim._n gen._n 10._o 8_o 9_o *_o hist._n concil._n trid._n *_o eph._n 4._o 11._o *_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 1._o ‡_o 1._o pet._n 5._o 2._o ‡_o vides_fw-la omnem_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la zelum_fw-la fervere_fw-la sola_fw-la pro_fw-la dignitate_fw-la tuenda_fw-la ber._n 1_o tim._n 3._o ●_z ‡_o confer._n pag._n 176._o ‡_o 1_o pet._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o *_o chap._n 2._o ‡_o confer_v pag._n 298._o *_o confer._n pag._n 204._o ‡_o socrat._n hist._n eccle._n lib._n 1._o c_o 2._o *_o ●_z pet._n 5._o 1._o ‡_o ●_z luk._n 16._o *_o luk_n 21._o 12._o mat._n 24._o 9_o *_o iob._n 16._o 2._o ‡_o heb._n 10._o 27._o ‡_o 2_o tim._n 4._o 8._o *_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 1._o ‡_o john_n 16._o 13._o ‡_o act._n 8._o 26._o and_o 16._o 6._o §_o mat._n 28._o 19_o 20._o †_o act._n 13._o 2●_z ‡_o phil._n 2._o 25._o *_o revel._n 1._o 20._o ‡_o an._n 26._o 1●_z col._n 1._o 23._o *_o mat._n 28._o 20._o objection_n answer_n ‡_o gall_n 3._o 2._o act._n 10._o 44._o §_o gal._n 4._o 19●_n *_o aristot._n d●_z ortu_fw-la and_o in_fw-la teritu_fw-la lib._n 2._o *_o rom._n 8._o 14●_n ‡_o ioh._n 15._o 7._o §_o iob._n 16._o 13._o †_o ioh_n 14._o 26._o *_o isa._n 8._o 20._o *_o cap._n 3._o ‡_o see_v the_o prelate_n relation_n sect._n 16._o throughout_o §_o esa._n 8._o 20._o ‡_o ioh._n 6._o 53._o ‡_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 23_o *_o relation_n of_o the_o conf._n p._n 136._o ‡_o as_o in_o dr._n coosins_n book_n of_o private_a devotion_n or_o canonical_a hour_n *_o esa._n 56._o 10_o 11_o 12._o ‡_o act._n 8._o *_o verse_n 16_o 17._o ‡_o verse_n 8._o ‡_o v._n 18._o §_o v._n 19_o †_o v._n 20._o ‡_o v._n 14._o *_o v._n 22._o *_o v._n 8._o ‡_o v._n 18._o §_o v._n 10._o †_o v._n 21._o ‡_o v._n 2●_z *_o con._n pag._n 261._o ‡_o confer_v pag_n 226._o 227._o §_o epist._n dedi●_n pag._n 19_o 20._o *_o 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o 10._o ‡_o rev._n 13._o 8._o 2_o thes._n 2._o 10._o §_o mat._n 24._o 5._o *_o math●_z *_o hist._n concil._n trid._n lib._n 1._o ‡_o in_o platina_n of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o pope_n §_o mat._n 19_o 24._o *_o psal._n 82._o *_o see_v the_o apology_n his_o epistle_n to_o the_o judge_n his_o sermon_n ‡_o gen._n 3._o 15._o *_o tit._n 1._o 9_o *_o pag._n 378._o ‡_o pag._n 31._o *_o pag._n 80._o and_o 194._o ‡_o lighius_fw-la hosius_n de_fw-fr expresso_fw-la dei_fw-la verbo_fw-la ‡_o 1_o cor._n 3._o 10._o 17._o and_o 6._o 19_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 16._o *_o mat._n 24._o 5._o mark_n 13._o 6._o luk._n 21._o 8._o *_o tit._n 2._o 16._o ‡_o psal._n 45._o *_o 2_o tim._n 4._o 5._o ‡_o hist._n concil._n *_o epist._n dedi_fw-la pag._n 20._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 13._o 14._o gal._n 1._o *_o gen._n 11._o ‡_o ephes._n ●_z 15_o 16._o socrat._n hist._n eccl._n lib._n 1._o c._n 35._o confer_v pa._n 176._o *_o euseb._n hist._n eccl._n lib._n 2._o c._n 15_o ‡_o ibid_n c._n 14._o ‡_o ibid_n c._n 14._o *_o psal._n 81._o 1●_z 12._o ‡_o psal._n 5._o 10._o ‡_o psal._n 2._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o *_o ●_z psal._n 33._o 10_o 11._o ‡_o v._n 16_o 17._o ‡_o pro._n 20._o 5._o *_o mat._n 20._o 25._o mark_n 10._o 42._o luk._n 22._o 25._o ‡_o 2_o thess._n 2._o 4._o 7._o and_o 3_o loh_fw-la 9_o 10._o *_o mat._n 12._o 25._o ‡_o 1_o king_n 22._o *_o pro._n 24._o 6._o ‡_o iudg._n 6._o 31._o ‡_o iudg._n 6._o 31._o *_o 2_o thess._n 2●_z *_o 1_o sam._n 22._o *_o psal._n 72._o ‡_o cum_fw-la duplicantur_fw-la lateres_fw-la tunc_fw-la venit_fw-la moses_n 〈◊〉_d 2●_z 2._o

and_o just_a law_n and_o not_o by_o a_o lawless_a tyranny_n which_o itself_o be_v a_o hierarchical_a tyranny_n and_o such_o as_o tyrannise_v over_o soul_n body_n and_o estate_n or_o can_v prelate_n be_v true_a friend_n to_o prince_n who_o under_o a_o false_a vizard_n of_o friendship_n labour_n to_o corrupt_v they_o by_o their_o flattery_n to_o make_v they_o forget_v they_o be_v man_n to_o make_v they_o disaffect_v with_o their_o good_a subject_n to_o make_v they_o the_o author_n of_o innovation_n in_o religion_n by_o suppress_v the_o truth_n by_o their_o public_a edict_n which_o tend_v to_o fill_v the_o people_n with_o discontent_n and_o to_o stir_v up_o sedition_n and_o the_o like_a can_v this_o be_v safe_a for_o monarchy_n or_o peaceable_a for_o the_o civil_a state_n or_o a_o thing_n in_o itself_o most_o christian_n nor_o be_v it_o so_o only_o with_o our_o present_a prelate_n revolve_v all_o history_n since_o antichrist_n exaltation_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o never_o any_o great_a treason_n have_v be_v either_o against_o the_o person_n of_o prince_n or_o their_o civil_a state_n if_o they_o be_v but_o suspect_v of_o disaffection_n to_o the_o papacy_n or_o romish_a religion_n but_o either_o a_o prelate_n or_o some_o of_o his_o faction_n have_v his_o finger_n in_o it_o but_o there_o it_o may_v suffice_v that_o our_o eye_n have_v be_v witness_n of_o the_o effect_n of_o prelatical_a prank_n and_o practice_n in_o be_v so_o busy_a and_o bold_a to_o bring_v in_o again_o the_o romish_a religion_n and_o after_o the_o gospel_n have_v take_v such_o deep_a root_n so_o as_o if_o our_o king_n wisdom_n have_v not_o be_v the_o great_a in_o compose_v thing_n in_o a_o peaceable_a way_n as_o foresee_v the_o dangerous_a consequence_n that_o may_v have_v ensue_v in_o case_n he_o shall_v have_v by_o a_o strong_a hand_n go_v about_o to_o have_v reduce_v that_o antic_a bristian_a government_n into_o that_o kingdom_n which_o it_o have_v now_o cast_v out_o god_n know_v what_o 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