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	justification_n	justify_v	20,042	5	8.5899	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03519	Certayne sermons, or homelies appoynted by the kynges Maiestie, to be declared and redde, by all persones, vicars, or curates, euery Sondaye in their churches, where they haue cure. Anno 1547.; Certain sermons or homilies appointed to be read in churches. Book 1.	Cranmer, Thomas, 1489-1556.; Church of England.	1547 (1547)	STC 13640; ESTC S110029	106,479	184

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ransom_n for_o what_o be_v it_o else_o to_o go_v free_o then_o to_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n without_o payment_n of_o ransom_n this_o reason_n be_v satisfy_v by_o the_o great_a wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o this_o mystery_n of_o our_o redemption_n ▪_o who_o have_v so_o temper_v his_o justice_n and_o mercy_n together_o that_o he_o will_v neither_o by_o his_o justice_n condemn_v we_o unto_o the_o perpetual_a captivity_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o prison_n of_o hell_n remediless_a for_o ever_o without_o mercy_n nor_o by_o his_o mercy_n deliver_v we_o clere_o without_o justice_n or_o payment_n of_o a_o just_a ransom_n but_o with_o his_o endless_a mercy_n he_o join_v his_o most_o upright_o and_o equal_a justice_n his_o great_a mercy_n he_o show_v unto_o we_o in_o deliver_a we_o from_o our_o former_a captivity_n without_o require_v of_o any_o raunsom_n to_o be_v pay_v or_o amends_n to_o be_v make_v upon_o our_o part_n which_o thing_n by_o we_o have_v be_v impossible_a to_o be_v doen._n and_o 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