Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	essential_a	father_n	great_a	32	3	2.0804	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42237	The most excellent Hugo Grotius, his three books treating of the rights of war & peace in the first is handled, whether any war be just : in the second is shewed, the causes of war, both just and unjust : in the third is declared, what in war is lawful, that is, unpunishable : with the annotations digested into the body of every chapter / translated into English by William Evats ...; De jure belli et pacis. English	Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645.; Evats, William.	1682 (1682)	Wing G2126; ESTC R8527	890,585	490

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terror_n and_o that_o captivity_n whether_o of_o a_o nation_n or_o of_o some_o particular_a person_n be_v far_o more_o desiderable_a than_o utter_a destruction_n thus_o guido_n the_o italian_a poet_n bespeak_v the_o citizen_n of_o milan_n omnia_fw-la securi_fw-la pro_fw-la libertate_fw-la feremus_fw-la sed_fw-la libertatem_fw-la co_fw-la tempta_fw-la nemo_fw-la salute_v sanus_fw-la amat_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la certae_fw-la susceptio_fw-la cladis_fw-la quam_fw-la vitare_fw-la queo_fw-la nisi_fw-la cum_fw-la ratione_fw-la salutis_fw-la libertatis_fw-la amor_fw-la sed_fw-la gloria_fw-la vana_fw-la putanda_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v not_o so_o proper_o a_o love_n to_o liberty_n as_o a_o preposterous_a itch_n after_o vain_a glory_n that_o make_v a_o man_n to_o prefer_v his_o freedom_n before_o his_o life_n cicero_n instance_n this_o as_o a_o case_n of_o necessity_n that_o the_o cisilinenses_n be_v necessary_o to_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o hannibal_n although_o this_o clause_n be_v add_v to_o that_o