Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	common_a	judge_n	king_n	2,651	5	3.7607	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
a57873	Præterita, or, A summary of several sermons the greater part preached many years past, in several places, and upon sundry occasion / by John Ramsey ...	Ramsey, John, Minister of East Rudham.	1659 (1659)	Wing R225; ESTC R31142	238,016	312

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