Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	great_a	king_n	possess_v	2,300	5	7.8753	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28149	The Saints freedom from tyranny vindicated, or, The power of pagan caesars and antichristian kings examined and they condemned by the prophets and apostles, as no magistrates of God to be obeyed by saints for the Lords sake : being the coppy of an answer to a private letter, wherein the civil power of Satan and antichristian states is soberly debated ... / by a lover of truth.	A. B.	1667 (1667)	Wing B29; ESTC R12371	31,204	42

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his_o people_n with_o many_o sore_a judgement_n etc._n ezek._n 14_o 12_o 13_o deut._n 28._o 15_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o use_v what_o creature_n he_o think_v good_a to_o do_v it_o by_o viz._n either_o noisome_a beast_n famine_n pestilence_n or_o sword_n by_o sword_n be_v mean_v the_o sword_n of_o king_n or_o state_n who_o he_o providential_o bring_v upon_o they_o which_o king_n be_v only_o lead_v by_o principle_n of_o nature_n and_o opportunity_n and_o providence_n when_o they_o know_v not_o god_n or_o his_o design_n and_o so_o they_o be_v 52._o isa_n 10._o 5_o 6_o 7._o v._o 12._o to_o 19_o jer._n 51._o &_o 52._o judge_v by_o god_n and_o destroy_v for_o the_o misery_n desolation_n and_o blood_n of_o the_o lord_n people_n note_n therefore_o these_o heathen_a king_n or_o power_n be_v not_o otherwise_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n but_o as_o locust_n famine_n pestilence_n etc._n etc._n or_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n object_n but_o god_n give_v it_o in_o charge_n 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