Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	son_n	year_n	young_a	2,086	5	7.1333	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36441	A phenix, or, The Solemn League and Covenant whereunto is annexed : 1. The form and manner of His Majesties coronation in Scotland, with a sermon then preached on that occasion, by Robert Douglas of Edenburgh, II. A declaration of the Kings Majesty to all his loving subjects of the Kingdoms of Scotland, &c. in the yeare 1650, III. The great danger of covenant-breaking, &c., being the substance of a sermon preached by Edm. Calamy, the 14 of Jan., 1645, before the then Lord Mayor of the city of London, Sir Tho. Adams : together with the shieriffs [sic], aldermen, and Common-Councell of the said city : being the day of their taking the Solemn League and Covenant at Michael Basenshaw, London.	Douglas, Robert, 1594-1674.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666. Great danger of covenant-breaking.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)	1662 (1662)	Wing D2034; ESTC R5271	65,771	176

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encouragement_n to_o other_o christian_a church_n groan_v under_o or_o in_o danger_n of_o the_o yoke_n of_o antichristian_a tyranny_n to_o join_v in_o the_o same_o or_o like_a association_n and_o covonant_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o enlargement_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o christian_a kingdom_n and_o commonwealth_n wil._n lenthal_n speaker_n beuchamp_n st._n john_n gilbert_n gerrard_n walter_n earl_n james_n cambel_n thomas_n cheek_n robert_n nicholas_n benjamin_n rudyard_n john_n gurdon_n robert_n harley_n francis_n knollis_n edward_n master_n john_n white_a anthony_n sapley_n dennis_n bond_n laurence_n whitaker_n michael_n noble_a ●ere_z hoby_n richard_n barwis_n edward_n baynton_n william_n cawley_n john_n moyle_n john_n pyne_n george_n searle_n henry_n vane_n senior_a nevil_n pool_n john_n young_a henry_n herbert_n thomas_n sandys_n william_n jesson_n philip_n l._n herbert_n thomas_n bartington_n martin_n 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