Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	according_a	law_n	power_n	3,809	5	5.0020	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44672	The Case of the Protestant dissenters represented and argued	Howe, John, 1630-1705.; Stretton, Richard, 1631 or 2-1712.	1689 (1689)	Wing H3020; ESTC R21354	7,346	6

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