Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	faith_n	grace_n	righteousness_n	14,541	5	7.8014	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43459	A sermon preach'd before the King in his Royal Chappel of Windsor, July the 27th 1684	Hesketh, Henry, 1637?-1710.	1684 (1684)	Wing H1618; ESTC R5316	11,752	36

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they_o shall_v call_v upon_o themselves_o the_o name_n of_o the_o bless_a jesus_n &_o yet_o live_v as_o if_o they_o design_v the_o disparagement_n of_o it_o be_v a_o reflection_n that_o no_o man_n that_o honour_v his_o god_n or_o have_v a_o concern_v for_o his_o religion_n or_o the_o least_o respect_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n can_v entertain_v without_o a_o very_a deep_a and_o most_o afflictive_a resentment_n i_o do_v not_o come_v to_o this_o place_n to_o enter_v a_o idle_a complaint_n that_o it_o be_v thus_o nor_o to_o spend_v this_o time_n in_o fruitless_a tear_n lament_v its_o be_v so_o but_o to_o try_v if_o i_o can_v discover_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o monstrous_a absurdity_n and_o offer_v something_o by_o way_n of_o remedy_n and_o i_o beseech_v you_o that_o with_o your_o wont_a candour_n and_o clemency_n you_o will_v hear_v i_o a_o few_o word_n i_o can_v resolve_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o into_o nothing_o methinks_v so_o charitable_o as_o into_o man_n error_n and_o 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