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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	apostle_n	call_v	creed_n	2,700	5	10.1197	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85397	Impvtatio fidei. Or a treatise of justification wherein ye imputation of faith for righteousness (mentioned Rom: 43.5.) is explained & also yt great question largly handled. Whether, ye actiue obedience of Christ performed to ye morall law, be imputed in justification or noe, or how it is imputed. Wherein likewise many other difficulties and questions touching ye great busines of iustification viz ye matter, & forme thereof etc are opened & cleared. Together wth ye explication of diuerse scriptures, wch partly speake, partly seeme to speake to the matter herein discussed by John Goodwin, pastor in Coleman-street.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.; Glover, George, b. ca. 1618.	1642 (1642)	Wing G1172; Thomason E139_1; ESTC R15925	312,570	494

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socinian_n heresy_n see_v the_o testimony_n cite_v from_o paraeus_n and_o piscator_fw-la to_o this_o purpose_n cap._n 2._o sect._n 8._o of_o this_o second_o part_n whereunto_o i_o shall_v here_o add_v a_o passage_n or_o two_o from_o mr._n gataker_n in_o his_o little_a tract_n against_o gomarus_n be_v it_o grant_v say_v he_o pag_n 7._o 37._o 7._o detur_fw-la h●_n minem_fw-la etiam_fw-la paenu_fw-la ex_fw-la lege_fw-la violata_fw-la debit●●_n non_fw-la obnoxium_fw-la tantum_fw-la sed_fw-la constrictum_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la exhibendam_fw-la teneri_fw-la ut_fw-la nullus_fw-la dices_fw-la nec_fw-la quod_fw-la evincat_fw-la qui●quam_fw-la omnine_a comparet_fw-la isthic_n hominem_fw-la qui_fw-la ebedientiam_fw-la legi_fw-la a●solutissiman_n pr●●st●●erit_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la poenas_fw-la de_fw-la pendendas_fw-la nihilom●nus_fw-la tenert_fw-la at_o qui_fw-la hac_fw-la ratione_fw-la pugaant_fw-la illi_fw-la quos_fw-la tu_fw-la impetu_fw-la non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la necesse_fw-la ut_fw-la christus_fw-la cum_fw-la legem_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la ad_fw-la extremum_fw-la apicem_fw-la obseruasset_fw-la ad_fw-la poenas_fw-la insuper_fw-la pro_fw-la iisdem_fw-la subeundas_fw-la adigetur_fw-la ut_fw-la ista_fw-la salten_fw-mi hac_fw-la ratione_fw-la supervacane_n fuerint_fw-la gatak_n elench_v gomor_fw-la p._n 7.8_o si_fw-mi enim_fw-la christi_fw-la obedientia_fw-la quam_fw-la legi_fw-la loco_fw-la nostro_fw-la prastitit_fw-la nobis_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la imputatur_fw-la imputationis_fw-la hujus●e_fw-la beneficio_fw-la justi_fw-la plane_n constituimur_fw-la ac_fw-la proinde_fw-la sub_fw-la legu_n maledectione_n non_fw-la su●us_fw-la amplius_fw-la constituti_fw-la nec_fw-la propterea_fw-la christi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d redimi_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la nos_fw-la obnoxy_n non_fw-la habet_fw-la opus_fw-la habemus_fw-la idem_fw-la p._n 19_o si_fw-mi fideles_fw-la christi_fw-la obedientia_fw-la activa_fw-la 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