Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	king_n	parliament_n	prerogative_n	7,334	5	10.0491	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56811	The conformist's third plea for the nonconformists argued from the king's declaration concerning ecclesiastical affairs : grounded upon the approved doctrine and confirmed by the authorities of many eminent fathers and writers of the Church of England / by the author of the two former pleas.	Pearse, Edward, 1631-1694.	1682 (1682)	Wing P981; ESTC R11263	89,227	94

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25._o let_v the_o word_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o you_o rich_o in_o all_o wisdom_n admonish_v one_o another_o in_o psalm_n and_o hymn_n and_o spiritual_a song_n etc._n etc._n col._n 3.16_o exhort_v one_o another_o heb._n 3.13_o comfort_v one_o another_o 1_o thess_n 4.18_o edify_v one_o another_o chap._n 5.11_o pray_v always_o with_o all_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n in_o the_o spirit_n ephes_n 6.18_o confess_v their_o fault_n one_o to_o another_o and_o pray_v one_o for_o another_o etc._n etc._n james_n 5.16_o 2._o in_o outward_a and_o carnal_a thing_n act_v 2.44_o 45._o c._n 4.32_o 34_o 35._o c._n 5.4_o heb._n 13.16_o 1_o tim._n 6.17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n this_o kind_n of_o communion_n be_v beside_o the_o subject_a now_o in_o hand_n it_o be_v say_v there_o can_v be_v no_o union_n without_o communion_n be_v it_o so_o be_v not_o that_o communion_n both_o of_o church_n pastor_n and_o person_n a_o sufficient_a communion_n to_o free_v any_o church_n or_o person_n from_o the_o gild_n of_o 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