Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	law_n	write_v	4,018	5	6.0376	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90811	Authentēs. Or A treatise of self-deniall. Wherein the necessity and excellency of it is demonstrated; with several directions for the practice of it. / By Theophilus Polwheile, M.A. sometimes of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, now teacher of the Church at Teverton in Devon.	Polwheile, Theophilus, d. 1689.	1658 (1658)	Wing P2782; Thomason E1733_1; ESTC R209629	246,682	521

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fuit_fw-la dogma_fw-la quod_fw-la negarunt_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la spectant_fw-la ad_fw-la religionem_fw-la scripta_fw-la esse_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la josephus_n disertis_fw-la verbis_fw-la notavit_fw-la l._n 13._o antiq._n cap._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d camero_n praelect_v ad_fw-la matth._n cap._n 19_o operum_fw-la fol._n 166._o first_o and_o principal_a thing_n they_o teach_v and_o indeed_o that_o which_o make_v way_n for_o all_o the_o rest_n both_o of_o their_o principle_n and_o practice_n be_v this_o that_o all_o thing_n that_o concern_v religion_n be_v not_o write_v and_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a rule_n of_o life_n they_o hold_v there_o be_v a_o twofold_a law_n one_o write_v which_o they_o call_v thorah_n schebichtah_n the_o other_o unwritten_a which_o they_o call_v thorah_n begnalpe_n this_o latter_a they_o call_v deuteronomy_n or_o the_o second_o law_n and_o receive_v it_o as_o a_o comment_n or_o exposition_n of_o the_o 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difficult_a and_o ready_a to_o undergo_v any_o suffering_n though_o never_o so_o dangerous_a in_o obedience_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n for_o his_o glory_n this_o it_o do_v by_o give_v the_o soul_n a_o sight_n of_o god_n in_o these_o promise_n 1_o as_o able_a abraham_n stagger_v not_o at_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n through_o unbeleef_n but_o be_v strong_a in_o faith_n give_v glory_n to_o god_n be_v full_o persuade_v that_o what_o he_o have_v promise_v he_o be_v able_a also_o to_o perform_v rom._n 4.20_o 21._o 2_o as_o faithful_a to_o accomplish_v they_o through_o faith_n also_o sarah_n herself_o receive_v strength_n to_o conceive_v seed_n and_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o child_n when_o she_o be_v past_o age_n because_o she_o judge_v he_o faithful_a who_o have_v promise_v heb._n 11.11_o answ_n 3._o faith_n set_v a-work_o all_o other_o grace_n which_o be_v requisite_a to_o be_v exercise_v in_o any_o one_o act_n of_o self-denial_n and_o secure_v they_o in_o their_o work_n this_o appear_v 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the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n vers_fw-la 24._o and_o choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n than_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n vers_fw-la 25._o 3_o in_o his_o affection_n he_o forsake_v egypt_n not_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o king_n vers_n 27._o some_o act_n of_o self-denial_n consist_v mere_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o grace_n other_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o exercise_n of_o grace_n these_o be_v the_o inward_a act_n of_o self-denial_n which_o be_v terminate_v within_o the_o mind_n these_o be_v the_o external_a act_n to_o both_o be_v require_v the_o act_n of_o several_a grace_n as_o grace_n be_v not_o single_a in_o its_o be_v so_o not_o in_o its_o work_n as_o there_o be_v a_o connexion_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o habit_n so_o likewise_o in_o the_o operation_n 2_o if_o any_o one_o of_o those_o which_o be_v require_v shall_v be_v stop_v and_o hinder_v in_o its_o act_n there_o will_v be_v a_o stop_n of_o 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