Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	flesh_n	life_n	spirit_n	9,701	5	5.4408	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57373	Believers evidences for eternall life collected out of the first epistle of John which is catholique : explained and confirmed by very many subservient signes, or undernotes grounded upon Scriptures and illustrated by testimonies both of ancient fathers and modern writers whereby persons truly regenerate may divers wayes discover their present state of grace and title unto glory / by Francis Roberts.	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.	1655 (1655)	Wing R1579; ESTC R29322	150,624	294

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to_o pray_v yet_o here_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n be_v not_o to_o intimate_v that_o any_o sin_n be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n not_o mortal_a as_o papist_n fond_o distinguish_v of_o mortal_a and_o venial_a sin_n for_o according_a to_o the_o merit_n and_o proper_a nature_n of_o every_o sin_n there_o can_v be_v no_o sin_n so_o small_a but_o in_o itself_o it_o be_v mortal_a and_o deserve_v death_n even_o death_n eternal_a rom._n 6._o 23._o for_o every_o sin_n be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o john_n 3._o 4._o and_o the_o least_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n though_o but_o once_o admit_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n expose_v to_o the_o curse_n gal._n 3._o 10._o but_o though_o all_o sin_n be_v mortal_a meritorious_o yet_o some_o sin_n be_v not_o mortal_a eventual_o viz._n god_n be_v please_v not_o to_o inflict_v the_o punishment_n of_o eternal_a death_n for_o every_o sin_n that_o deserve_v it_o and_o this_o the_o apostle_n sense_n here_o as_o loc_fw-fr calvin_n have_v 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kill_v i_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o minimum_fw-la quod_fw-la sic_fw-la viz._n the_o low_a step_n of_o assurance_n and_o be_v so_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o faith_n that_o faith_n can_v be_v without_o it_o in_o the_o weak_a believer_n every_o true_a believer_n have_v this_o assurance_n 2._o a_o certainty_n of_o evidence_n or_o experience_n when_o by_o the_o reflection_n of_o conscience_n and_o faith_n upon_o themselves_o and_o their_o own_o act_n or_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n we_o evident_o see_v we_o be_v in_o a_o gracious_a state_n experimental_o discern_v what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o we_o and_o that_o upon_o such_o and_o such_o ground_n effect_n of_o grace_n or_o other_o discovery_n as_o be_v 17_o new_a creature_n 7._o walk_v in_o the_o light_n 1_o walk_v after_o the_o spirit_n not_o after_o the_o flesh_n 14_o love_v the_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n this_o some_o call_v assurance_n of_o internal_a vision_n conscientia_fw-la agustine_n count_v this_o 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