Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	new_a	old_a	testament_n	23,958	5	8.6166	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40686	A sermon of reformation preached at the Church of the Savoy, last fast day, July 27, 1643 / by Thomas Fuller ...	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1643 (1643)	Wing F2461; ESTC R21908	11,914	24

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