Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	find_v	great_a	king_n	3,579	5	3.5272	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61609	A sermon preached on the fast-day, November 13, 1678, at St. Margarets Westminster, before the Honourable House of Commons by Edward Stillingfleet ...	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1678 (1678)	Wing S5649; ESTC R8213	27,301	58

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pray_v and_o confess_v their_o sin_n in_o and_o to_o implore_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o the_o nation_n we_o do_v not_o read_v in_o scripture_n of_o any_o more_o public_a and_o solemn_a fast_o of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n keep_v with_o great_a sign_n of_o true_a humiliation_n than_o this_o at_o mizpeh_n be_v for_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o water_n be_v use_v among_o they_o either_o to_o represent_v their_o own_o desperate_a condition_n without_o god_n help_n that_o they_o be_v as_o water_v spill_v upon_o the_o ground_n or_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o sorrow_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o the_o flood_n of_o tear_n which_o they_o shed_v for_o they_o and_o to_o let_v mankind_n see_v what_o influence_n a_o general_n and_o serious_a fast_v and_o humiliation_n have_v upon_o the_o welfare_n of_o a_o nation_n we_o find_v from_o the_o day_n of_o this_o fast_a at_o mizpeh_n the_o affair_n of_o israel_n begin_v to_o turn_v for_o the_o better_a for_o the_o philistine_n think_v they_o 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duty_n which_o they_o owe_v to_o god_n to_o their_o king_n and_o to_o their_o country_n god_n forbid_v that_o any_o shall_v exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o their_o duty_n to_o prevent_v their_o fear_n but_o when_o man_n want_v resolution_n to_o do_v that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o lose_a condition_n 2_o their_o counsel_n be_v divide_v and_o infatuate_v and_o i_o will_v set_v the_o egyptian_n against_o the_o egyptian_n the_o 2._o prince_n of_o zoan_n be_v fool_n the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wise_a counsellor_n 11._o of_o pharaoh_n be_v become_v brutish_a they_o have_v also_o seduce_v 13._o egypt_n even_o they_o that_o be_v the_o stay_n of_o the_o tribe_n thereof_o the_o lord_n have_v mingle_v a_o perverse_a spirit_n in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o