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	speak_v	word_n	3,198	5	3.8376	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28344	Vindiciæ foederis, or, A treatise of the covenant of God enterd with man-kinde in the several kindes and degrees of it, in which the agreement and respective differences of the covenant of works and the covenant of grace, of the old and new covenant are discust ... / [by] Thomas Blake ... ; whereunto is annexed a sermon preached at his funeral by Mr. Anthony Burgesse, and a funeral oration made at his death by Mr. Samuel Shaw.	Blake, Thomas, 1597?-1657.; Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664.; Shaw, Samuel, 1635-1696.	1658 (1658)	Wing B3150; ESTC R31595	453,190	558

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moral_a law_n have_v not_o the_o light_n of_o that_o rule_n guide_v the_o apostle_n in_o this_o work_n he_o have_v never_o make_v any_o such_o discovery_n and_o it_o be_v the_o moral_a law_n write_v in_o the_o decalogue_n that_o he_o mean_v as_o appear_v in_o the_o quotation_n i_o have_v not_o know_v lust_n except_o the_o law_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v 3._o that_o which_o alone_o work_v wrath_n be_v the_o alone_a rule_n and_o guide_v of_o our_o life_n this_o be_v clear_a in_o what_o sense_n soever_o it_o be_v that_o we_o take_v work_v of_o wrath_n whether_o we_o understand_v it_o of_o work_v of_o wrath_n in_o man_n against_o god_n as_o some_o do_v man_n heart_n be_v apt_a to_o rise_v against_o he_o that_o will_v exercise_v sovereignty_n over_o he_o or_o of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n kindle_v against_o man_n upon_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n but_o it_o be_v the_o law_n that_o work_v wrath_n it_o be_v ascribe_v to_o it_o and_o it_o alone_o rom._n 4._o 15._o 4._o 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a_o imperfection_n in_o our_o personal_a righteousness_n as_o it_o refer_v to_o the_o old_a rule_n and_o assert_v a_o perfection_n as_o it_o relate_v to_o the_o new_a rule_n than_o the_o new_a rule_n allow_v that_o which_o the_o old_a rule_n condemn_v and_o so_o they_o bring_v in_o a_o discrepancy_n between_o they_o and_o find_v a_o allowance_n for_o transgression_n so_o that_o i_o think_v i_o have_v sufficient_a authourity_n divine_a and_o humane_a with_o reason_n that_o be_v cogent_a to_o conclude_v that_o which_o i_o have_v assert_v that_o the_o old_a rule_n the_o rule_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v a_o perfect_a rule_n and_o the_o only_a rule_n six_o several_a exception_n be_v take_v against_o the_o law_n perfection_n of_o this_o law_n or_o singularity_n of_o it_o as_o a_o rule_n by_o a_o learned_a hand_n 1._o it_o be_v demand_v what_o say_v you_o for_o matter_n of_o duty_n to_o the_o positive_a exception_n precept_n for_o the_o gospel_n of_o baptism_n the_o lord_n day_n the_o 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