Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	civil_a	law_n	society_n	1,688	5	9.6158	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55565	Quadriga salutis, or, The four general heads of Christian religion surveyed and explained ... with some few annotations annexed at the latter end.	Powell, Thomas, 1608-1660.	1657 (1657)	Wing P3073; ESTC R13515	58,465	158

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