Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	world_n	worship_n	year_n	79	3	4.1185	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53684	A discourse concerning liturgies, and their imposition	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1662 (1662)	Wing O737; ESTC R234401	53,130	67

a_o discourse_n concern_v liturgy_n and_o their_o imposition_n print_a in_o the_o year_n 1662._o a_o discourse_n concern_v liturgy_n and_o their_o imposition_n chap._n i._n the_o state_n of_o the_o judaical_a church_n the_o liberty_n give_v by_o christ._n 1._o from_o the_o arbitrary_a imposition_n of_o man_n 2._o from_o the_o observance_n and_o rite_n institute_v by_o moses_n the_o continuance_n of_o their_o observation_n in_o the_o patience_n and_o forbearance_n of_o god_n difference_n about_o they_o state_v legal_a righteousness_n and_o legal_a ceremony_n contend_v for_o together_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o although_o our_o present_a enquiry_n be_v mere_o after_o one_o part_n of_o institute_v worship_n under_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o due_a performance_n of_o it_o according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o communication_n of_o some_o light_n to_o be_v obtain_v from_o the_o turn_n over_o of_o that_o worship_n from_o the_o moysaicall_a to_o the_o care_n and_o 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