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	power_n	prince_n	14,123	5	5.8563	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10152	The righteous mans way Wherein are given certaine directions, how men may profitably meditate upon the Commandements of God: that so through such manner of meditation, the Lordes Commandements may finde place in mens hearts, to serve in them as guides unto all their actions and thoughts. Directions most needfull for these times, seeing most men laying the commandements of God aside, doe leade their lives in disobedience to Gods commandements; and this, not onely to the scandall of Christian religion, but also to the extreame hazard of their own salvation.	Proctor, Thomas, fl. 1621.	1621 (1621)	STC 20411; ESTC S110512	50,262	77

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duty_n also_o be_v and_o how_o far_o short_a herein_o you_o come_v of_o that_o affection_n which_o you_o ought_v to_o have_v towards_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n second_o some_o special_a motive_n or_o inducement_n which_o may_v serve_v to_o move_v or_o induce_v we_o to_o obey_v god_n commandment_n last_o some_o special_a mean_n whereby_o we_o may_v attain_v to_o keep_v they_o as_o the_o saint_n before_o have_v keep_v they_o for_o the_o first_o we_o psal._n 119._o 14._o read_v thus_o i_o have_v have_v as_o great_a delight_n in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o testimony_n as_o in_o all_o riches_n again_o psal._n 119._o 24._o also_o thy_o testimony_n be_v my_o delight_n and_o my_o counsellor_n again_o psal._n 119._o 47._o and_o my_o delight_n shall_v be_v in_o thy_o commandment_n which_o i_o have_v love_v again_o psal._n 119._o 54._o thy_o statute_n have_v be_v my_o song_n in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o pilgrimage_n again_o vers_fw-la 72._o the_o law_n of_o thy_o mouth_n be_v better_a unto_o i_o then_o thousand_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n again_o vers_fw-la 111._o thy_o testimony_n have_v i_o take_v as_o a_o heritage_n for_o ever_o for_o they_o be_v the_o joy_n of_o my_o heart_n again_o vers_fw-la 127._o therefore_o love_v i_o thy_o commandment_n above_o gold_n yea_o above_o fine_a gold_n last_o v_o 162._o i_o rejoice_v at_o thy_o word_n as_o one_o that_o find_v a_o great_a spoil_n thus_o you_o see_v how_o this_o man_n passion_n or_o affection_n be_v stir_v up_o in_o he_o now_o see_v in_o the_o next_o place_n what_o come_v also_o thereof_o psal._n 119._o 23._o he_o say_v thus_o prince_n also_o do_v sit_v and_o speak_v against_o i_o but_o thy_o servant_n do_v meditate_v in_o thy_o statute_n again_o verse_n 31._o i_o have_v cleaved_a to_o thy_o testimony_n o_o lord_n again_o verse_n 46_o i_o will_v speak_v also_o of_o thy_o testimony_n before_o king_n and_o will_v not_o be_v ashamed_a again_o verse_n 51._o the_o proud_a have_v have_v i_o exceed_o in_o derision_n yet_o have_v i_o not_o decline_v from_o thy_o law_n again_o verse_n 60._o i_o make_v have_v and_o delay_v not_o to_o keep_v thy_o commandment_n again_o verse_n 79._o let_v such_o as_o fear_v thou_o turn_v unto_o i_o and_o they_o that_o know_v thy_o testimony_n again_o verse_n 112._o i_o have_v apply_v my_o heart_n to_o fulfil_v thy_o statute_n always_o even_o unto_o the_o end_n again_o verse_n 115._o away_o from_o i_o you_o wicked_a for_o i_o will_v keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o my_o god_n last_o verse_n 136._o min●_n eye_n gush_v out_o with_o river_n of_o water_n because_o they_o keep_v not_o thy_o law_n when_o we_o read_v these_o thing_n suffer_v also_o ourselves_o to_o pause_v also_o a_o li●le_n upon_o each_o of_o they_o consider_v it_o advise_o it_o may_v then_o well_o seem_v unto_o we_o even_o incredible_a that_o so_o excellent_o a_o dispose_a mind_n towards_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n shall_v ever_o at_o all_o be_v find_v true_o in_o a_o man_n i_o for_o my_o part_n shall_v be_v 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