Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	command_v	king_n	lord_n	5,036	5	4.0083	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05460	A light for the ignorant or A treatise shevving, that in the nevv Testament, is set forth three kingly states or governments, that is, the civill state, the true ecclesiasticall state, and the false ecclesiasticall state	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1638 (1638)	STC 15591; ESTC S103338	13,640	22

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king_n have_v institute_v and_o ordain_v only_o five_o which_o be_v specify_v rom._n 12.7.8_o phil._n 1.1_o 1_o tim._n 5._o for_o though_o our_o lord_n have_v ordain_v in_o his_o church_n for_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o himself_o be_v the_o chief_a corner_n stone_n apostle_n prophet_n and_o evangelist_n yet_o not_o successivelie_o continue_v but_o these_o five_o only_a be_v to_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n second_o these_o officer_n and_o minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n have_v not_o only_o there_o authority_n from_o the_o particular_a congregation_n but_o do_v original_o and_o natural_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o same_o act_n 1.23,26_o and_o 6.3_o &_o 14.23_o note_v that_o in_o the_o new_a translation_n the_o word_n election_n be_v leave_v out_o of_o the_o 23._o verse_n for_o before_o there_o be_v any_o officer_n in_o the_o church_n the_o e_z be_v institute_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n divine_a office_n function_n or_o odministration_n as_o void_a and_o empty_a 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