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	sin_n	transgression_n	4,384	5	10.5404	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13397	A catechisme or institution of the christen religion. Newely set forthe by Richard Tauerner	Taverner, Richard, 1505?-1575.	1539 (1539)	STC 23709; ESTC S105103	28,747	144

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