Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	king_n	religion_n	see_v	2,235	5	3.6602	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58624	The humble petition of the Commissioners of the General Assembly to the Kings Majesty their declaration sent to the Parliament of England : their letter to some brethren of the ministry there, and their commission to their brother Master Alexander Henderson, January 1643.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.	1643 (1643)	Wing S1244; ESTC R15448	8,078	17

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faction_n have_v thereby_o their_o life_n and_o be_v how_o many_o profane_a &_o worldly_a man_n do_v fear_v the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v unwilling_a to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o how_o many_o there_o be_v who_o eye_n be_v dazzle_a with_o the_o external_a pomp_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o kirk_n who_o mind_n be_v miscarried_n with_o a_o conceit_n of_o the_o govern_v the_o kirk_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o humane_a policy_n &_o who_o heart_n be_v affright_v with_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o dangerous_a consequence_n which_o may_v ensue_v upon_o alteration_n but_o when_o your_o majesty_n in_o your_o princely_a and_o religious_a wisdom_n shall_v remember_v from_o the_o record_n of_o former_a time_n how_o against_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n the_o force_n &_o fraud_n of_o worldly_a and_o wicked_a man_n and_o all_o panic_n fear_v of_o danger_n the_o christian_a religion_n be_v first_o plant_v and_o the_o christian_a kirk_n thereafter_o 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