Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	believe_v	faith_n	work_n	18,949	5	6.4304	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12363	The lavviers question The answere to the lawiers question. The censure of Christ vpon the answere. By Henry Smith.	Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591.	1595 (1595)	STC 22679; ESTC S103005	28,698	73

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