Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	believer_n	church_n	visible_a	1,349	5	9.2573	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34193	Sermons preach'd on several occasions by John Conant.; Sermons. Selections	Conant, John, 1608-1693.; Williams, John, 1636?-1709.	1693 (1693)	Wing C5684; ESTC R1559	241,275	626

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enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n promise_v mercy_n to_o no_o sinner_n but_o such_o as_o take_v his_o yoke_n upon_o they_o 11.29_o mat._n 11.29_o and_o let_v all_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n and_o wilful_a transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n know_v that_o he_o will_v never_o acknowledge_v they_o for_o he_o but_o utter_o disclaim_v they_o and_o cast_v they_o off_o at_o the_o great_a day_n of_o their_o appearance_n before_o he_o notwithstanding_o all_o their_o plea_n and_o pretension_n for_o be_v own_v by_o he_o 7.23_o mat._n 7.23_o 5._o as_o christ_n himself_o ever_o call_v for_o obedience_n to_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o urge_v the_o duty_n thereof_o so_o do_v the_o apostle_n after_o he_o st._n paul_n in_o his_o discourse_n with_o felix_n 24.25_o act_n 24.25_o reason_v of_o righteousness_n and_o temperance_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v and_o write_v to_o the_o corinthian_n he_o say_v 10._o 1_o cor._n 69_o 10._o know_v you_o not_o that_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o deceive_v neither_o fornicator_n nor_o idolater_n nor_o adulterer_n nor_o effeminate_a nor_o abuser_n of_o themselves_o with_o mankind_n nor_o thief_n nor_o covetous_a nor_o drunkard_n nor_o reviler_n nor_o extortioner_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n all_o which_o be_v sin_n against_o the_o moral_a law_n exclude_v man_n out_o of_o heaven_n so_o strict_o do_v god_n still_o even_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n insist_v on_o and_o require_v obedience_n to_o the_o moral_a law_n 2._o rom._n 13.1_o 2._o and_o thus_o the_o apostle_n press_v the_o duty_n of_o subject_n to_o magistrate_n the_o duty_n of_o parent_n to_o child_n and_o of_o child_n to_o parent_n 4.1_o col._n 3.18_o 19_o etc._n etc._n col._n 4.1_o as_o also_o the_o respective_a duty_n of_o husband_n and_o wife_n master_n and_o servant_n he_o that_o peruse_v these_o scripture_n how_o can_v he_o think_v that_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v now_o out_o of_o date_n and_o no_o long_o in_o 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