Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	moral_a	nature_n	positive_a	4,914	5	10.3383	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50102	The case of allegiance in our present circumstances consider'd in a letter from a minister in the city to a minister in the country.	Masters, Samuel, 1645 or 6-1693.	1689 (1689)	Wing M1067; ESTC R7622	29,404	42

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