Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	member_n	mind_n	sin_n	13,999	5	5.1303	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67834	The wisdom of believing in two sermons preach'd at court, April 7, and 14. 1700 / by E. Young ...	Young, Edward, 1641 or 2-1705.	1700 (1700)	Wing Y72; ESTC R517	27,122	76

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i_o propose_v to_o evince_v it_o a_o dangerous_a guide_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n be_v this_o that_o wisdom_n or_o let_v i_o indifferent_o call_v it_o reason_n a_o name_n more_o in_o vogue_n and_o more_o use_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o present_a subject_n but_o it_o mean_v pure_o the_o same_o thing_n i_o say_v it_o be_v wisdom_n or_o reason_n that_o first_o waste_a man_n conscience_n and_o bring_v sin_n into_o the_o world_n there_o have_v be_v a_o time_n when_o human_a wisdom_n or_o reason_n have_v a_o fair_a pretence_n to_o conduct_n than_o ever_o it_o will_v have_v again_o in_o paradise_n where_o it_o be_v without_o the_o opposition_n of_o appetite_n without_o the_o bias_n of_o prejudice_n without_o the_o cloud_n of_o perturbation_n who_o can_v think_v but_o that_o it_o have_v then_o more_o power_n and_o freedom_n to_o conduct_v wise_o than_o ever_o it_o can_v pretend_v to_o since_o but_o therefore_o if_o it_o fail_v then_o in_o point_n of_o conduct_n this_o must_v needs_o 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