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	law_n	power_n	2,872	5	4.6226	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66603	A discourse of religion shewing its truth and reality, or, The suitableness of religion to humane nature by William Wilson ...	Wilson, William, Rector of Morley.	1694 (1694)	Wing W2953; ESTC R13694	77,545	146

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