Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	king_n	law_n	parliament_n	8,718	5	6.8422	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77870	A vindication of the ministers of the Gospel in, and about London, from the unjust aspersions cast upon their former actings for the Parliament, as if they had promoted the bringing of the King to capitall punishment With a short exhortation to their people to keep close to their covenant-ingagement.	Burges, Cornelius, 1589?-1665.	1649 (1649)	Wing B5690A; Thomason E540_11; ESTC R205758	4,953	14

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1648._o a_o vindication_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o and_o about_o london_n from_o the_o unjust_a aspersion_n cast_v upon_o their_o former_a act_n for_o the_o parliament_n as_o if_o they_o have_v promote_v the_o bring_n of_o the_o king_n to_o capital_a punishment_n it_o can_v be_v unknown_a how_o much_o we_o and_o other_o minister_n of_o this_o city_n and_o kingdom_n that_o faithful_o adhere_v to_o the_o parliament_n have_v injurious_o smart_v under_o the_o scourge_n of_o evil_a tongue_n and_o pen_n ever_o since_o the_o first_o eruption_n of_o the_o unhappy_a difference_n and_o unnatural_a war_n between_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n for_o our_o obedience_n to_o the_o command_n and_o order_n of_o the_o honourable_a house_n in_o their_o contest_v with_o his_o majesty_n and_o conflict_n with_o his_o army_n we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o the_o overbusy_a entermedling_n of_o prelate_n and_o their_o party_n heretofore_o in_o overrule_a civil_a affair_n to_o the_o 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