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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	good_a	know_v	tree_n	4,740	5	8.9177	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27037	R. Baxter's sence of the subscribed articles of religion	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1689 (1689)	Wing B1407; ESTC R15129	5,026	14

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from_o god_n by_o moses_n ought_v not_o of_o necessity_n to_o be_v receive_v in_o any_o commonwealth_n expos_fw-la civilia_fw-la sunt_fw-la praecepta_fw-la quae_fw-la dantur_fw-la ad_fw-la regendas_fw-la civitates_fw-la seu_fw-la societates_fw-la civiles_fw-la god_n law_n be_v the_o supreme_a civil_a law_n man_n law_n be_v but_o by-law_n such_o as_o corporation_n make_v under_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n about_o thing_n mutable_a leave_v undetermined_a by_o god_n and_o subordinate_a to_o his_o law_n god_n have_v two_o sort_n of_o civil_a law_n first_o such_o as_o be_v universal_a or_o common_a to_o all_o christian_a nation_n at_o least_o as_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v ruler_n and_o subject_n that_o ruler_n obey_v and_o promote_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o chrst_n and_o do_v nothing_o against_o they_o that_o they_o seek_v the_o common_a good_a and_o rule_v in_o righteousness_n and_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o evil_a work_n and_o encourage_v piety_n and_o virtue_n and_o peace_n that_o they_o restrain_v blasphemy_n perjury_n profaneness_n murder_n adultery_n theft_n false_a witness_n and_o false_a judge_v etc._n