Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	authority_n	church_n	ecclesiastical_a	4,376	5	8.0315	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36103	A Discourse of the lawfulness of compliance with all the ceremonies of the Church of England		1660 (1660)	Wing D1605A; ESTC R15175	21,547	38

of_o humane_a society_n though_o no_o way_n hinder_v by_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n if_o tumult_n and_o insurrection_n shall_v be_v the_o appendix_n of_o every_o command_n we_o find_v not_o express_o and_o in_o so_o many_o word_n contain_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n we_o may_v fear_v that_o the_o frequent_a calamity_n which_o will_v attend_v man_n on_o this_o account_n may_v cause_v to_o say_v no_o worse_o a_o great_a decay_n of_o christian_a religion_n let_v we_o a_o little_a consider_v what_o the_o effect_n of_o man_n contumacy_n and_o opposition_n of_o decent_a ceremony_n establish_v by_o law_n by_o which_o our_o late_a war_n be_v begin_v maintain_v and_o carry_v on_o in_o england_n have_v be_v in_o our_o own_o nation_n how_o much_o religion_n have_v be_v establish_v and_o propagate_v by_o stumble_v at_o straw_n and_o leap_v over_o block_n by_o loathe_v indifferent_a geremony_n when_o the_o great_a duty_n of_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n require_v conformity_n 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