Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	king_n	law_n	prerogative_n	1,331	5	10.3088	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36115	A discourse upon questions in debate between the King and Parliament. With certaine observations collected out of a treatise called, The diffrence between Christian subjection, and unchristian rebellion.	Bilson, Thomas, 1546 or 7-1616. True difference betweene Christian subjection and unchristian rebellion.	1643 (1643)	Wing D1625; ESTC R14262	15,515	16

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