Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	law_n	member_n	sin_n	6,845	5	5.9236	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01628	A speciall treatise of Gods prouidence and of comforts against all kinde of crosses and calamities to be drawne from the same With an exposition of the 107. Psalme. Heerunto is added an appendix of certaine sermons & questions, (conteining sweet & comfortable doctrine) as they were vttered and disputed ad clerum in Cambridge. By P. Baro D. in Diui. Englished by I.L. vicar of Wethers-fielde.	Hyperius, Andreas, 1511-1564.; Baro, Peter, 1534-1599, attrib. name. aut; Ludham, John, d. 1613.	1588 (1588)	STC 11760; ESTC S120495	239,789	550

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deny_v it_o and_o say_v doubtless_o thou_o be_v not_o to_o look_v that_o this_o outward_a profession_n of_o thy_o mouth_n shall_v make_v thou_o become_v acceptable_a to_o god_n so_o when_o james_n say_v what_o profit_v it_o a_o man_n to_o say_v he_o have_v faith_n when_o he_o have_v no_o work_n that_o be_v live_v not_o by_o faith_n can_v this_o faith_n save_o he_o that_o so_o believe_v it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o he_o flat_o deny_v it_o and_o if_o we_o take_v it_o thus_o then_o by_o the_o testimony_n and_o authority_n of_o james_n himself_o the_o question_n shall_v in_o this_o wise_a be_v determine_v and_o we_o be_v to_o hold_v that_o by_o faith_n without_o work_n no_o man_n can_v attain_v unto_o salvation_n and_o we_o must_v undoubted_o stand_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o james_n as_o to_o that_o which_o proceed_v not_o from_o man_n but_o from_o god_n for_o albeit_o he_o be_v a_o man_n yet_o because_o he_o be_v the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n and_o inspire_v with_o the_o holyghost_n 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payment_n for_o why_o if_o thou_o have_v even_o all_o the_o whole_a bible_n by_o hart_n in_o hebrew_n gréek_n and_o latin_a &_o in_o thy_o mother_n tongue_n nay_o which_o be_v much_o more_o and_o notable_a if_o thou_o can_v tell_v the_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v and_o beléeve_v they_o to_o be_v most_o true_a yet_o shall_v thou_o not_o thereby_o be_v save_v for_o the_o devil_n understand_v &_o know_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v and_o which_o have_v be_v do_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o man_n and_o they_o believe_v they_o all_o to_o be_v true_a yea_o and_o they_o be_v in_o the_o knowledge_n and_o skill_n of_o those_o thing_n undoubtedlye_o above_o we_o and_o yet_o shall_v they_o not_o for_o all_o that_o be_v save_v as_o james_n say_v here_o what_o be_v then_o further_o require_v this_o perhaps_o will_v some_o man_n say_v that_o we_o believe_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o only_o suffer_v but_o that_o 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