Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	law_n	natural_a	positive_a	3,927	5	10.5552	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37054	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, at St. Mary le Bow upon the 21th of November, 1675 by William Dvrham, B.D., rector of St. Mildreds Breadstreet, London.	Durham, William, 1611-1684.; Durham, William, d. 1686.	1676 (1676)	Wing D2834; ESTC R31391	15,202	42

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