Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	commit_v	sin_n	transgression_n	6,297	5	10.9290	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65886	A serious account in XXXV evident reasons (to all who desire satisfaction) why the people of the lord, called Quakers, cannot go to worship at those places called churches and chappels, and to inform the magistrates and ministers that such consciencious people (as are separated from these places) ought not to be compelled (from their peaceable meetings) to their worship and churches, so called, being a short discovery of the way, worship, and principles of the true ministers and persecuted people of God, in several exceptions against the practices, worship, and principles of the priests, both of the Presbyterians, and Episcopal-men, and others of the same affinity, in some of which principles the Presbyterians are the rather concerned, but in others of them, both are concerned in the general / by Geo. Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1661 (1661)	Wing W1956; ESTC R20306	27,063	42

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than_o christ_n over_o it_o and_o so_o neither_o to_o own_o the_o pope_n as_o supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o any_o man_n else_o but_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n so_o bless_a be_v they_o who_o own_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n in_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o may_v follow_v he_o into_o the_o city_n of_o our_o god_n where_o the_o lord_n god_n and_o the_o lamb_n may_v be_v their_o light_n and_o teacher_n that_o they_o may_v no_o more_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a in_o mystery_n babylon_n the_o false_a church_n and_o her_o whorish_a practice_n neither_o be_v any_o more_o deceive_v by_o her_o sorcery_n nor_o drink_v any_o long_o of_o she_o cup._n write_a in_o norwich_n castle_n about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o second_o month_n 1661._o g._n w._n the_o end_n