Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	grace_n	life_n	reign_v	4,565	5	9.3210	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85510	A modest vindication of the doctrine of conditions in the Covenant of Grace, and the defenders thereof, from the aspersions of arminianism & popery, which Mr. W. E. cast on them. By the late faithful and godly minister Mr. John Graile, minister of the gospel at Tidworth in the county of Wilts. Published with a preface concerning the nature of the Covenant of Grace, wherein is a discovery of the judgment of Dr. Twisse in the point of justification, clearing him from antinomianism therein. By Constant Jessop, minister of the Gospel at Wimborn minister in the county of Dorset. Whereunto is added, a sermon, preached at the funeral of the said Mr. John Grail. By Humphrey Chambers, D.D. and pastor of the church at Pewsie.	Graile, John.; Chambers, Humphrey, 1598 or 9-1662.; Jessop, Constantine, 1601 or 2-1658. Pauls sad farewel to his Ephesians.	1654 (1654)	Wing G1477; Thomason E817_1; Thomason E817_2; ESTC R207370	97,971	125

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the_o number_n strengthen_v the_o hand_n and_o blessing_n the_o labour_n of_o his_o faithful_a servant_n in_o the_o ministry_n we_o have_v great_a cause_n to_o bow_v our_o knee_n before_o he_o and_o to_o beg_v this_o favour_n from_o he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o bless_a spirit_n be_v praise_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o amen_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la vind._n ley_n lect._n 26._o pag._n 249._o 249._o ames_n coron_n artic_a 1._o c._n 1._o §_o 4_o impetration_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o application_n application_n camero_n in_o ps_n 68_o inter_fw-la arg_n solut._n med._n ult_n ult_n prideaux_n ser●_n draught_n of_o the_o brook_n and_o perk._n ref._n cath._n of_o merit_n merit_n panstr_n cathol_n tom_fw-mi 3._o l._n 14._o c._n 16._o &_o 21._o ad_fw-la 25._o 25._o ibid._n 9_o 38._o 12_o cor._n 4._o 17._o 17._o jer._n 3._o 13._o 13._o 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z p._n 112._o 112._o gataker_n rejoynd_v p._n 31._o 31._o fidem_fw-la ponin_n ut_fw-la conditionem_fw-la salutem_fw-la quidem_fw-la antecedentem_fw-la sed_fw-la electionem_fw-la ipsam_fw-la consequentem_fw-la nunquam_fw-la à_fw-la nostris_fw-la negatum_fw-la fuit_fw-la summam_fw-la verò_fw-la cum_fw-la religione_fw-la constant_a traeditum_fw-la cor._n de_fw-fr elect._n c._n 1._o §._o 4._o p._n 7._o 7._o 2_o thes_n 2._o 11._o 11._o rejoynder_n p._n 47._o 47._o si_fw-mi igitur_fw-la haec_fw-la esset_fw-la mens_fw-la et_fw-la sententia_fw-la synodi_fw-la quod_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la vellet_fw-la monstrare_fw-la illum_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la jam_fw-la diximus_fw-la modum_fw-la et_fw-la ordinem_fw-la quo_fw-la juxta_fw-la scripturae_fw-la traditionem_fw-la deus_fw-la utitur_fw-la quando_fw-la homines_fw-la vult_fw-la deducere_fw-la ad_fw-la justificationem_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la illa_fw-la quae_fw-la scriptura_fw-la tradit_fw-la procedere_fw-la tribuerent_fw-la non_fw-la viribus_fw-la liberi_fw-la arbitrii_fw-la sed_fw-la gratiae_fw-la dei_fw-la et_fw-la operationi_fw-la sp._n sancti_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la praeparationibus_fw-la constituerem_fw-la meritum_fw-la aut_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la propter_fw-la quam_fw-la justificemur_fw-la facilè_fw-la posset_n de_fw-la vocabulo_fw-la praeparationis_fw-la dextrè_n juxta_fw-la scripturam_fw-la intellecto_fw-la conveniri_fw-la exam._n part_n 1_o p._n 172._o 172._o falsum_fw-la est_fw-la igitur_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o 9_o canone_o nobis_fw-la tribuunt_fw-la quasi_fw-la docemus_fw-la nullum_fw-la plane_n motum_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la divinitus_fw-la donatum_fw-la et_fw-la excitatum_fw-la praece_v ere_o acceptionem_fw-la justificationis_fw-la omnino_fw-la enim_fw-la docemus_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la et_fw-la contritionem_fw-la praecedere_fw-la non_fw-la dicimus_fw-la praecedere_fw-la tanquam_fw-la meritum_fw-la quod_fw-la suâ_fw-la dignitate_fw-la cooperatur_fw-la ad_fw-la justificationem_fw-la consequendam_fw-la sed_fw-la sicut_fw-la sensus_fw-la morbi_fw-la aut_fw-la dolour_n vulneris_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la meritum_fw-la sanationis_fw-la sed_fw-la urget_fw-la et_fw-la impellit_fw-la ad_fw-la desiderandum_fw-la quaerendum_fw-la et_fw-la sucipiendum_fw-la medicum_fw-la medicum_fw-la at_o evangelium_fw-la non_fw-la promittit_fw-la salutem_fw-la absque_fw-la ulla_fw-la conditione_n legis_fw-la observandae_fw-la neque_fw-la id_fw-la nostrumquisquam_fw-la docuit_fw-la modò_fw-la ne_fw-la conditio_fw-la pro_fw-la merito_fw-la sumatur_fw-la tom_fw-mi 3._o l._n 15._o c._n 2._o §_o 9_o nam_fw-la et_fw-la fidei_fw-la conditio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la antecedens_fw-la sed_fw-la consequens_fw-la quia_fw-la nullum_fw-la fidei_fw-la meritum_fw-la attenditur_fw-la sive_fw-la fides_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la salutis_fw-la salutis_fw-la non_fw-la negamus_fw-la bona_fw-la opera_fw-la ullam_fw-la relationem_fw-la habere_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la habent_fw-la enim_fw-la relationem_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la consequentis_fw-la et_fw-la effecti_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la ut_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la adeptam_fw-la et_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la antecedentis_fw-la ac_fw-la disponentis_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la adipiscendam_fw-la atque_fw-la etiam_fw-la argumenti_fw-la confirmantis_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la ac_fw-la spem_fw-la salutis_fw-la sed_fw-la negamus_fw-la ulla_fw-la opera_fw-la nostra_fw-la causam_fw-la esse_fw-la posse_fw-la meritoriam_fw-la justificationis_fw-la ac_fw-la salutis_fw-la bel._n enter_v tom_n 4._o lib._n 6_o cap_n 6._o 6._o promissiones_fw-la cum_fw-la conditione_n obedientiae_fw-la ut_fw-la causae_fw-la juris_fw-la quod_fw-la habemus_fw-la ad_fw-la rem_fw-la promissam_fw-la sunt_fw-la propriae_fw-la legis_fw-la sed_fw-la promissiones_fw-la cum_fw-la conditione_n obedientiae_fw-la ut_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la aut_fw-la effecti_fw-la rei_fw-la promissae_fw-la vel_fw-la dona●ionis_fw-la ejus_fw-la locum_fw-la suum_fw-la habent_fw-la in_o benignissimae_fw-la gratiae_fw-la regno_fw-la ubi_fw-la meritis_fw-la nostris_fw-la nullus_fw-la habetur_fw-la locus_fw-la cap._n 5._o §._o 2._o 2._o haec_fw-la et_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la opera_fw-la cordis_fw-la interna_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnibus_fw-la justificatis_fw-la necessaria_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la contineant_fw-la in_o se_fw-la efficaciam_fw-la seu_fw-la meritum_fw-la justificationis_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la juxta_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la divinam_fw-la vel_fw-la requirentur_fw-la ut_fw-la conditione_n praeviae_fw-la seu_fw-la concurrentes_fw-la sicuti_fw-la poenitere_fw-la et_fw-la credere_fw-la vel_fw-la ut_fw-la effecta_fw-la à_fw-la fide_fw-la justificante_fw-la necessariò_fw-la manartia_fw-la ut_fw-la amare_fw-la deum_fw-la diligere_fw-la proximum_fw-la de_fw-fr just_a act_n cap._n 30._o q._n 1._o