Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	law_n	nature_n	positive_a	2,085	5	11.0131	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08402	The sinne against the Holy Ghost discouered and other Christian doctrines deliuered: in twelue sermons vpon part of the tenth chapter of the epistle to the Hebrewes. By Sebastian Benefield ...	Benefield, Sebastian, 1559-1630.	1615 (1615)	STC 1872; ESTC S101615	138,488	190

convince_v any_o one_o of_o a_o crime_n commit_v for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n one_o witness_n shall_v not_o testify_v against_o any_o person_n to_o cause_v he_o to_o die_v num._n 35.30_o one_o witness_n shall_v not_o rise_v up_o against_o a_o man_n for_o any_o trespass_n or_o for_o any_o sin_n or_o for_o any_o fault_n that_o he_o offend_v in_o but_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o witness_n or_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o three_o witness_n shall_v the_o matter_n be_v establish_v deut._n 19.15_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n shall_v he_o that_o be_v worthy_a of_o death_n die_v but_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o one_o witness_n he_o shall_v not_o die_v deut._n 17.6_o under_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n this_o be_v speak_v disiunctive_o not_o as_o if_o the_o testimony_n of_o two_o be_v always_o true_a but_o because_o it_o be_v so_o to_o be_v account_v if_o it_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o two_o for_o we_o know_v that_o the_o testimony_n of_o two_o may_v be_v forge_v two_o wicked_a man_n do_v false_o witness_v against_o naboth_n that_o he_o blaspheme_v god_n and_o the_o king_n 1._o king_n 21.13_o two_o wicked_a man_n do_v false_o witness_v against_o steven_n that_o he_o speak_v blasphemous_a word_n against_o moses_n and_o god_n act._n 6.11_o two_o wicked_a man_n do_v false_o witness_v against_o christ_n that_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o can_v destroy_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o build_v it_o in_o three_o day_n mat._n 26.60_o one_o witness_n shall_v not_o testify_v against_o a_o man_n to_o cause_v he_o to_o die_v two_o may_v and_o their_o testimony_n may_v be_v false_a two_o three_o or_o more_o may_v for_o at_o their_o mouth_n shall_v every_o matter_n be_v establish_v he_o that_o despise_v moses_n law_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n etc._n etc._n out_o of_o these_o word_n thus_o understand_v we_o may_v for_o our_o instruction_n take_v two_o lesson_n 1_o necessity_n be_v lay_v upon_o we_o and_o woe_n be_v unto_o we_o if_o we_o despise_v man_n law_n for_o 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general_a law_n of_o nature_n &_o without_o contradiction_n to_o any_o positive_a law_n in_o scripture_n if_o they_o be_v otherwise_o make_v they_o be_v ill_o make_v unto_o law_n thus_o just_o make_v and_o receive_v by_o a_o whole_a church_n a_o whole_a common_a wealth_n a_o whole_a corporation_n a_o whole_a college_n they_o which_o live_v within_o the_o bosom_n of_o that_o church_n that_o common_a wealth_n that_o corporation_n that_o college_n must_v not_o think_v it_o a_o matter_n indifferent_a either_o to_o yield_v or_o not_o to_o yield_v obedience_n the_o la_o of_o god_n have_v say_v let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n rom._n 13.1_o the_o public_a power_n of_o all_o society_n be_v above_o every_o soul_n contain_v in_o the_o same_o society_n and_o the_o chief_a use_n of_o power_n be_v to_o give_v law_n unto_o all_o that_o be_v under_o it_o which_o law_n in_o such_o case_n we_o must_v obey_v unless_o there_o be_v reason_n show_v necessary_o to_o enforce_v 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