Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	good_a	grace_n	work_n	6,634	5	5.8053	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59266	A sermon on the restoring of the coyn with reference to the state of the nation, and of the church therein / by a minister of the Church of England.	Minister of the Church of England.	1697 (1697)	Wing S2629; ESTC R21327	12,449	33

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righteousness_n and_o knowledge_n shall_v be_v the_o stability_n of_o our_o time_n isa_n 33.6_o then_o shall_v thou_o no_o more_o be_v term_v desolate_a nor_o thy_o land_n forsake_v isa_n 62.4_o as_o now_o man_n call_v it_o reprobate_a silver_n reject_v and_o refuse_v but_o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v hephzibah_n and_o thy_o land_n beulah_n for_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o thou_o and_o thy_o land_n shall_v be_v marry_v as_o the_o bridegroom_n rejoice_v over_o the_o bried_fw-ge so_o shall_v they_o god_n rejoice_v over_o thou_o finis_fw-la