Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	government_n	king_n	people_n	13,729	5	4.9406	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86216	A changling no company for lovers of loyaltie, or The subjects lesson in poynt of sacred submission to, and humble complyance with God and the King; wherein confusion is reduced to order, misery to mercy; reproach and shame to freedom and honour.	W. H.	1660 (1660)	Wing H150; Thomason E1021_4; ESTC R208372	35,158	56

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〈◊〉_d duty_n but_o duty_n itself_o as_o every_o virtue_n have_v two_o extreme_n but_o he_o hearken_v unto_o they_o puff_v up_o with_o pride_n he_o forget_v to_o be_v humble_a and_o allure_v by_o their_o flattery_n be_v persuade_v to_o do_v that_o which_o in_o the_o conclusion_n tend_v to_o his_o ruin_n and_o the_o nation_n woe_n those_o therefore_o that_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v the_o counsellor_n of_o a_o king_n remember_v what_o be_v write_v as_o a_o roar_a lion_n and_o as_o a_o hungry_a bear_n such_o be_v a_o wicked_a ruler_n over_o a_o poor_a people_n pro._n 28.15_o it_o be_v not_o for_o prince_n to_o be_v drink_v with_o ambition_n no_o more_o then_o with_o wine_n this_o will_v make_v he_o err_v in_o judgement_n no_o less_o than_o that_o it_o be_v better_a for_o prince_n to_o be_v son_n of_o consolation_n then_o of_o terror_n and_o those_o that_o take_v a_o delight_n to_o be_v and_o be_v account_v hunter_n before_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v just_a in_o god_n that_o they_o fall_v into_o 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