Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	hear_v	lord_n	word_n	6,751	5	4.4015	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64642	Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crabb. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanly Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.	Ussher, James, 1581-1656.; Gower, Stanley.; Crabb, Joseph, b. 1618 or 19.	1660 (1660)	Wing U173; ESTC R217597	234,164	424

and_o ash_n and_o yet_o dare_v thou_o thy_o maker_n do_v thou_o say_v god_n lift_v thyself_o up_o against_o he_o before_o who_o all_o the_o power_n of_o heaven_n do_v tremble_v who_o the_o angel_n do_v adore_v exalt_a thou_o thyself_o against_o he_o who_o inhabit_v eternity_n what_o oppose_v thyself_o a_o base_a creature_n to_o almighty_a god_n thy_o creator_n consider_v this_o and_o let_v the_o baseness_n of_o the_o delinquent_n and_o the_o majesty_n and_o glory_n of_o that_o god_n against_o who_o he_o offend_v be_v the_o first_o aggravation_n of_o sin_n and_o thou_o shall_v find_v sin_n out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a 2._o consider_v the_o smallness_n of_o the_o motive_n and_o the_o littleness_n of_o the_o inducement_n that_o persuade_v thou_o so_o vile_a a_o creature_n to_o set_v thyself_o against_o so_o glorious_a a_o god_n if_o it_o be_v great_a matter_n set_v thou_o a_o work_n as_o the_o save_n of_o thy_o life_n it_o be_v somewhat_o but_o see_v how_o small_a and_o little_a a_o 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