Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	become_v	gain_v	weak_a	7,469	5	11.0638	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34264	The Conformists reasons for hearing and joining with the Nonconformists		1691 (1691)	Wing C5805; ESTC R30271	8,987	10

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thou_o will_v neither_o offend_v other_o nor_o have_v other_o to_o offend_v thou_o obj._n 9_o if_o the_o nonconformist_n will_v preach_v in_o the_o church_n i_o will_v ready_o hear_v they_o but_o to_o hear_v they_o in_o barn_n and_o private_a house_n and_o the_o like_a place_n i_o like_v not_o i_o be_o against_o it_o answ_n we_o can_v follow_v a_o better_a pattern_n than_o christ_n now_o he_o preach_v not_o only_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o synagogue_n but_o in_o private_a house_n and_o sometime_o upon_o a_o mountain_n and_o by_o the_o seaside_n out_o of_o a_o ship_n the_o people_n stand_v upon_o the_o shore_n and_o he_o never_o decline_v preach_v to_o more_o or_o few_o in_o any_o convenient_a place_n suitable_a to_o the_o occasion_n the_o place_n in_o which_o the_o nonconformist_n preach_v some_o of_o they_o be_v goodly_a edifice_n some_o of_o they_o be_v public_a chapel_n the_o mean_a of_o they_o be_v not_o natural_o indecent_a they_o best_a suit_n with_o their_o circumstance_n and_o 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