Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	commission_n	justice_n	session_n	2,519	5	10.6842	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96961	The wounds of an enemie in the house of a friend. Being a relation of the hard measure sustained by Miles Halhead, and Thomas Salthouse, for the testimony of Jesus: particularly in a long, and sore, and close imprisonment, first at Plymouth, and then at Exeter in the county of Devon, though they have neither offended the law of God, or of the nation. Published for the clearing of their innocency from the cloud of transgression, of which they are supposed highly guilty, and by reason of their silent abiding such sharp, and long, and cruell sufferings.	Halhead, Miles, 1613 or 14-1689 or 90.; Salthouse, Thomas, 1630-1691.	1656 (1656)	Wing W3665; Thomason E870_7; ESTC R2977	52,373	80

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despise_v dominion_n and_o discover_v their_o irregular_a practice_n in_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n etc._n etc._n thou_o and_o thy_o brethren_n who_o be_v entrust_v as_o minister_n of_o the_o law_n thus_o break_v the_o law_n or_o those_o who_o be_v innocent_a have_v the_o law_n thus_o break_v upon_o they_o by_o thyself_o and_o brethren_n the_o magistrate_n of_o god_n be_v a_o praise_n to_o he_o that_o do_v well_o and_o a_o terror_n to_o the_o evil_a doer_n rom._n 12._o and_o he_o that_o break_v the_o righteous_a law_n on_o he_o the_o law_n be_v add_v as_o a_o contemner_n of_o authority_n and_o a_o transgressor_n and_o transgression_n especial_o such_o as_o this_o be_v tend_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o be_v a_o reproach_n to_o any_o people_n and_o who_o hold_v many_o sad_a and_o wicked_a opinion_n destructive_a to_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o power_n of_o godliness_n they_o be_v thou_o who_o do_v thus_o act_v and_o write_v and_o be_v not_o come_v so_o 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