Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	king_n	lord_n	parliament_n	20,596	5	6.9552	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93702	Rome ruin'd by VVhite Hall, or, The papall crown demolisht: containing a confutation of the three degrees of popery, viz. papacy, prelacy, and presbitery; answerable to the triple crowne of the three-headed Cerberus the Pope, with his three fold hierarchies aforesaid. With a dispelling of all other dispersed clouds of errour, which doth interpose the clear sun-shine of the Gospel in our horrizon. Wherein the chiefe arguments each of them have, for the vindication of their erronious tenents are incerted, and refuted; with a description of such whem [sic] the true Church of Christ doth consist of: as also how, and by whom, they may be gathered, and governed, according to the will, and appointment of Jesus Christ, and his apostles, in the primative purity thereof. / By Iohn Spittlehouse, assistant to the Marshall Generall of the Army, under the command of his Excellency, the Lord Generall Fairfax. Imprimated by Theod. Jennings, and entred in the Stationers Hall.	Spittlehouse, John.	1649 (1649)	Wing S5013; Thomason E586_2; ESTC R203633	304,213	396

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distinct_a our_o saviour_n prove_v joh._n 10._o 26._o where_o he_o say_v his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n but_o we_o all_o know_v that_o the_o other_o be_v of_o this_o world_n 3._o that_o they_o have_v two_o distinct_a subject_n to_o govern_v will_v also_o appear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n joh._n 17._o 16._o where_o speak_v concern_v his_o disciple_n say_v they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o world_n but_o we_o all_o know_v that_o the_o subject_n of_o caesar_n be_v of_o the_o world_n 4._o that_o they_o be_v two_o distinct_a power_n by_o which_o they_o be_v authoritative_a over_o their_o distinct_a subject_n will_v also_o appear_v in_o that_o christ_n rain_v mere_o by_o a_o spiritual_a power_n over_o his_o subject_n viz._n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o word_n preach_v joh._n 10._o 16._o and_o 16._o 27._o but_o caesar_n