Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	king_n	law_n	see_v	2,683	5	4.1564	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12592	A godly treatise containing and deciding certaine questions, mooued of late in London and other places, touching the ministerie, sacraments, and Church Whereunto one proposition more is added. After the ende of this booke you shall finde a defence of such points as M. Penry hath dealt against: and a confutation of many grosse errours broched in M. Penries last treatise. Written by Robert Some Doctor of Diuinitie.	Some, Robert, 1542-1609.; Penry, John, 1559-1593. Defence of that which hath bin written in the questions of the ignorant ministerie, and the communicating with them.	1588 (1588)	STC 22909; ESTC S117654	118,250	200

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in_o add._n pag._n 55.57_o i_o deny_v your_o argument_n and_o have_v set_v down_o reason_n for_o it_o before_o in_o this_o treatise_n it_o be_v time_n now_o to_o take_v manum_fw-la de_fw-la tabula_fw-la that_o be_v to_o cease_v this_o course_n my_o comfort_n be_v that_o i_o have_v the_o consent_n of_o all_o the_o learned_a and_o that_o almighty_a god_n will_v bless_v this_o labour_n chap._n 26._o the_o regenerate_v be_v not_o able_a to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god_n ¶_o my_o reason_n be_v the_o law_n be_v a_o yoke_n which_o neither_o the_o holy_a father_n nor_o the_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n be_v able_a to_o bear_v so_o say_v the_o apostle_n peter_n in_o that_o famous_a council_n hold_v at_o jerusalem_n his_o word_n be_v these_o why_o tempt_v you_o god_n to_o lay_v a_o yoke_n on_o the_o disciple_n neck_n which_o neither_o our_o father_n nor_o we_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v etc._n etc._n acts._n chap._n 15._o verse_n 10.11_o s._n peter_n speak_v express_o of_o such_o as_o be_v 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i_o prove_v my_o argument_n thus_o he_o that_o fail_v in_o one_o commandment_n be_v guilty_a of_o all_o james_n 2.10_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o be_v first_o because_o he_o have_v violate_v the_o majesty_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n which_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o second_o because_o the_o body_n of_o god_n law_n be_v individuum_fw-la that_o be_v can_v be_v part_v 4_o the_o work_n of_o the_o regenerate_a be_v unperfite_a aaron_z which_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n and_o a_o figure_n of_o christ_n be_v appoint_v by_o almighty_a god_n to_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o holy_a offering_n exod._n chap._n 28._o verse_n 38._o s._n paul_n after_o his_o conversion_n be_v far_o from_o perfection_n phil._n chap._n 3._o the_o same_o apostle_n write_v thus_o of_o himself_o i_o know_v nothing_o by_o myself_o yet_o be_o i_o not_o thereby_o justify_v 1._o cor._n chap._n 4._o verse_n 4._o ad_fw-la eius_fw-la examen_fw-la vita_fw-la nostra_fw-la ducitur_fw-la sub_fw-la quo_fw-la &_o virtutes_fw-la nostrae_fw-la trepidant_fw-la that_o be_v our_o life_n be_v examine_v by_o he_o that_o be_v almighty_a god_n before_o who_o our_o virtue_n tremble_v so_o write_v anselmus_n which_o be_v sometime_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o 1._o corinth_n chap._n 4._o 5_o the_o regenerate_a can_v love_v god_n &_o their_o neighbour_n perfect_o as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n require_v for_o they_o offend_v god_n and_o their_o neighbour_n either_o in_o word_n deed_n or_o concupiscence_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n the_o law_n be_v spiritual_a rom._n chap._n 7._o that_o be_v bind_v our_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o our_o body_n to_o obedience_n who_o can_v say_v true_o my_o heart_n be_v clean_a pro._n chap._n 20._o who_o can_v tell_v how_o oft_o he_o offend_v psal_n 19_o in_o quibusdam_fw-la iustos_fw-la suos_fw-la quoniam_fw-la ad_fw-la huc_fw-la extolli_fw-la possunt_fw-la non_fw-la adiwat_fw-la ad_fw-la perficiendamiustit_fw-la iam_fw-la ut_fw-la dum_fw-la non_fw-la iustificatur_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la eius_fw-la omnis_fw-la vivens_fw-la actionem_fw-la gratiarum_fw-la semper_fw-la indulgentiae_fw-la ipsius_fw-la debeamus_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la ab_fw-la illa_fw-la prima_fw-la causa_fw-la omnium_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la à_fw-la tumore_fw-la superoiae_fw-la sancta_fw-la humilitate_fw-la sanemur_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr pecus_fw-la mer._n &_o remiss_a contra_fw-la pelag._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 13._o the_o sum_n of_o augustine_n word_n be_v that_o because_o just_a man_n may_v grow_v proud_a almighty_a god_n do_v not_o assist_v they_o in_o some_o particular_n to_o perfect_a righteousness_n that_o they_o may_v be_v thankful_a for_o his_o mercy_n and_o decline_v pride_n etc._n etc._n 6_o the_o scripture_n do_v conclude_v all_o under_o sin_n that_o the_o promise_n that_o be_v everlasting_a inheritance_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o they_o that_o believe_v galath_n chap._n 3._o verse_n 22._o question_n if_o we_o can_v fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god_n what_o use_n have_v we_o of_o the_o law_n answer_n by_o the_o law_n we_o understand_v god_n pleasure_n more_o certain_o psal_n 19_o by_o the_o law_n we_o understand_v our_o nakedness_n as_o we_o do_v our_o debt_n by_o a_o obligation_n and_o our_o spot_n by_o the_o look_a glass_n the_o law_n be_v a_o schoolmaster_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o christ_n galath_n chap._n 3._o verse_n 24._o which_o christ_n be_v a_o surgeon_n and_o physician_n to_o the_o wound_a and_o disease_v question_n how_o be_v we_o just_a in_o god_n sight_n answer_n by_o christ_n righteousness_n which_o be_v we_o by_o imputation_n as_o our_o sin_n be_v christ_n by_o imputation_n the_o apostle_n write_v that_o christ_n be_v our_o righteousness_n 1._o corinth_n chap._n 1._o it_o be_v confess_v both_o by_o protestant_n and_o papist_n that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o grace_n the_o difference_n between_o we_o be_v in_o this_o the_o protestant_n by_o this_o word_n grace_n understand_v god_n favour_n whereby_o our_o sin_n be_v pardon_v by_o which_o mere_a and_o only_a grace_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n we_o be_v justify_v in_o god_n sight_n the_o papist_n by_o this_o word_n grace_n understand_v a_o quality_n pour_v into_o our_o heart_n by_o almighty_a god_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o quality_n we_o live_v holy_o and_o be_v justify_v as_o they_o say_v in_o god_n sight_n this_o be_v the_o inherent_a righteousness_n which_o the_o papist_n do_v write_v and_o speak_v so_o much_o of_o we_o which_o be_v the_o protestant_n do_v confess_v that_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o god_n sanctify_a spirit_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o our_o justification_n before_o god_n be_v inherent_a in_o we_o likewise_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o our_o glorification_n that_o be_v peace_n of_o conscience_n &_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o righteousness_n whereby_o we_o be_v account_v just_a or_o be_v justify_v or_o be_v make_v 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civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 19_o cap._n 27._o finis_fw-la