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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30114	Man in paradise, or, A philosophical discourse vindicating the soul's prerogative in discerning the truths of Christian religion with the eye of reason	Bunworth, Richard.	1656 (1656)	Wing B5475; ESTC R176545	21,633	105

find_v it_o to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o systeme_n of_o rational_a precept_n command_v or_o forbid_v upon_o such_o proportionable_a penalty_n or_o reward_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o dictate_v of_o nature_n or_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n here_o we_o have_v a_o eye_n for_o a_o eye_n and_o a_o tooth_n for_o a_o tooth_n etc._n etc._n double_a restitution_n be_v enjoin_v for_o theft_n and_o murder_n be_v forbid_v upon_o penalty_n of_o death_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n for_o trespass_n commit_v we_o find_v in_o the_o law_n such_o rational_a proceed_n as_o honest_a and_o understand_a man_n will_v contrive_v for_o the_o due_a administration_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n as_o for_o example_n if_o man_n strive_v together_o and_o one_o smite_v another_o with_o a_o stone_n or_o with_o his_o fist_n and_o he_o die_v not_o but_o keep_v his_o bed_n if_o he_o rise_v again_o &_o walk_v abroad_o upon_o his_o staff_n then_o shall_v he_o that_o smite_v he_o be_v quit_v only_o he_o shall_v pay_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o time_n and_o shall_v cause_v he_o to_o be_v thorough_o heal_v exod._n 21.18_o 19_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v cause_v a_o field_n or_o vineyard_n to_o be_v eat_v and_o shall_v put_v in_o his_o beast_n and_o shall_v feed_v in_o another_o man_n field_n of_o the_o best_a of_o his_o own_o field_n and_o of_o the_o best_a of_o his_o own_o vineyard_n shall_v he_o make_v restitution_n exod._n 22_o 6._o who_o can_v be_v so_o ignorant_a as_o not_o to_o understand_v this_o to_o be_v reason_n if_o we_o look_v into_o other_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n which_o do_v not_o concern_v any_o private_a controversy_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n nor_o be_v relate_v to_o the_o happiness_n of_o any_o particular_a commonwealth_n but_o only_o to_o the_o beatitude_n of_o mankind_n in_o general_a we_o may_v observe_v the_o like_a rationality_n as_o for_o example_n thou_o shall_v not_o see_v thy_o brother_n ox_n nor_o his_o sheep_n go_v astray_o and_o hide_v thyself_o from_o they_o thou_o shall_v in_o any_o case_n bring_v they_o again_o unto_o thy_o brother_n and_o if_o thy_o brother_n be_v not_o nigh_o unto_o thou_o or_o if_o thou_o know_v he_o not_o than_o thou_o shall_v bring_v it_o unto_o thy_o own_o house_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o thou_o until_o thy_o brother_n seek_v after_o it_o and_o thou_o shall_v restore_v it_o to_o he_o again_o in_o like_a manner_n thou_o shall_v do_v with_o his_o ass_n etc._n etc._n deut_n 22.1_o 2._o thou_o shall_v neither_o vex_v a_o stranger_n nor_o oppress_v he_o for_o you_o be_v stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n you_o shall_v not_o afflict_v any_o widow_n or_o fatherless_a child_n exod._n 22.21_o 22._o suchlike_a sentence_n of_o humanity_n and_o charity_n be_v so_o sweet_o intermix_v with_o the_o other_o precept_n of_o equity_n throughout_o the_o whole_a law_n that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o moral_a law_n seem_v both_o to_o intimate_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o both_o to_o be_v sum_v up_o in_o this_o 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