Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	divine_a	humane_a	property_n	6,283	5	9.7419	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42355	Toward the vindication of the second commandment by Edm. Gurnay ...	Gurnay, Edmund, d. 1648.	1661 (1661)	Wing G2260B; ESTC R40533	26,448	84

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