Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	adam_n	law_n	moral_a	4,944	5	10.5377	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20887	Two sermons one on the subject of justification, the other on the imputed righteousness imputation of faith to righteousness, by which we are justified : preached occaisionally at the Merchants-Lecture in Pin-makers-Hall in Broad-street : and printed by their desire / by Walter Cross ...	Cross, Walter, M.A.	1695 (1695)	Wing C7266	44,724	48

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stipulationem_fw-la be_v not_o thou_o one_o of_o they_o that_o strike_v hand_n or_o that_o be_v surety_n for_o debt_n 3._o it_o legal_o unite_v the_o person_n fidejussor_n propriè_fw-la dicitur_fw-la debtor_n he_o be_v make_v under_o the_o law_n singuli_fw-la in_o solidum_fw-la tenentur_fw-la each_o be_v bind_v for_o the_o whole_a he_o be_v make_v sin_n that_o know_v no_o sin_n 4._o it_o be_v of_o several_a kind_n either_o it_o may_v precede_v or_o follow_v the_o obligation_n it_o may_v either_o be_v for_o debt_n or_o for_o person_n indemnity_n or_o good_a behaviour_n or_o for_o performance_n of_o condition_n isa_n 36.8_o give_v pledge_n i_o pray_v thou_o to_o my_o master_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n there_o be_v something_o of_o each_o of_o these_o in_o christ_n