Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	authority_n	king_n	power_n	3,463	5	4.8127	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45868	A sermon preached at the assizes held in Warwick, August the first, 1681 by John Inett ...	Inett, John, 1647-1717.	1681 (1681)	Wing I159; ESTC R9088	12,154	33

a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o assize_n hold_v in_o warwick_z august_n the_o first_o 1681._o by_o john_n inett_n m._n a._n late_a of_o university_n college_n in_o oxon._n now_o vicar_n of_o nun-eaton_n in_o warwickeshire_n london_n print_v by_o m._n flesher_n for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishop_n head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1681._o to_o john_n chamberlain_n esq_n high_a sheriff_n of_o the_o county_n of_o warwick_z and_o to_o sir_n charles_n holt_n sir_n john_n knightlow_n sir_n john_n bridgman_n sir_n charles_n leigh_n sir_n andrew_n hackett_n sir_n william_n vnderhill_n sir_n arthur_n caley_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o gentleman_n of_o the_o grand_a jury_n at_o the_o last_o assize_n gentleman_n have_v not_o your_o command_n prevail_v over_o my_o inclination_n the_o ensue_a discourse_n have_v never_o be_v more_o public_a than_o from_o the_o pulpit_n but_o deem_v it_o ill_a manner_n to_o dispute_v the_o justice_n or_o expedience_n of_o your_o command_n and_o 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