Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	law_n	nature_n	positive_a	3,197	5	10.6866	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45434	Of the reasonableness of Christian religion by H.H. D.D.	Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.	1650 (1650)	Wing H570B; ESTC R40128	46,515	59

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