Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	call_v	day_n	lord_n	3,188	5	4.3142	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39697	Vindiciæ legis & fœderis: or, A reply to Mr. Philip Cary's Solemn call Wherein he pretends to answer all the arguments of Mr. Allen, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Sydenham, Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Roberts, and Dr. Burthogge, for the right of believers infants to baptism, by proving the law at Sinai, and the covenant of circumcision with Abraham, were the very same with Adam's covenant of works, and that because the gospel-covenant is absolute. By John Flavel minister of the gospel in Dartmouth	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.	1690 (1690)	Wing F1205A; ESTC R218689	64,584	175

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life_n in_o the_o way_n of_o personal_a and_o perfect_a obedience_n rom._n 10._o 3._o for_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n righteousness_n and_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n have_v not_o submit_v themselves_o unto_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n hence_o christ_n come_v to_o be_v slight_v by_o they_o and_o his_o righteousness_n reject_v for_o they_o rest_v in_o the_o law_n rom._n 2._o 17._o be_v marry_v to_o the_o law_n as_o a_o husband_n rom._n 7._o 2_o 3._o and_o so_o may_v have_v no_o conjugal_a communion_n with_o christ._n however_o moses_n abraham_n and_o all_o the_o elect_v discern_v christ_n as_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n and_o be_v lead_v to_o he_o thereby_o 7ly_n this_o fatal_a mistake_n of_o the_o use_n and_o intent_n of_o the_o law_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o those_o seem_a contradiction_n in_o paul_n epistle_n sometime_o he_o magnify_v the_o law_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o it_o according_a to_o god_n end_n and_o 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sacramental_a relation_n from_o which_o relation_n it_o be_v call_v the_o token_n of_o the_o covenant_n gen._n 17._o 12._o the_o sign_n and_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n rom._n 4._o 11._o yea_o the_o covenant_n itself_o act_v 7._o 8._o 2._o next_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o end_n for_o which_o circumcision_n be_v institute_v and_o ordain_v of_o god_n of_o which_o these_o be_v the_o principal_a 1._o it_o be_v institute_v to_o be_v a_o convictive_a sign_n of_o their_o natural_a corruption_n propagate_v by_o the_o way_n of_o natural_a generation_n for_o which_o reason_n this_o natural_a corruption_n go_v in_o scripture_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o uncircumcision_n of_o the_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d 9_o 26._o 2._o it_o also_o signify_v the_o put_v off_o of_o this_o body_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o virtue_n of_o christ_n death_n col._n 2._o 11._o 3._o it_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v the_o initiate_a sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n or_o a_o token_n of_o their_o matriculation_n and_o admission_n into_o 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whether_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o put_v word_n into_o a_o frame_n more_o lively_a expressive_a of_o a_o condition_n than_o these_o be_v do_v but_o compare_n mark_v 16._o 16._o he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v but_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v do_v but_o compare_v i_o say_v that_o scripture-phrase_n with_o the_o word_n of_o jacob_n son_n which_o all_o allow_v to_o be_v conditional_a gen._n 43._o 4_o 5._o if_o thou_o will_v send_v our_o brother_n with_o we_o we_o will_v go_v down_o but_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o send_v he_o we_o will_v not_o go_v down_o and_o judge_v whether_o the_o one_o be_v not_o as_o conditional_a as_o the_o other_o more_o particular_o argument_n i._n if_o we_o can_v be_v justify_v or_o save_v till_o we_o believe_v than_o faith_n be_v the_o condition_n on_o which_o those_o consequent_a benefit_n be_v suspend_v but_o we_o can_v be_v justisied_a or_o save_v till_o we_o believe_v ergo._fw-la the_o sequel_n of_o the_o 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require_v as_o duty_n on_o abraham_n part_n to_o make_v he_o partaker_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o promise_n then_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v not_o absolute_a but_o conditional_a but_o so_o it_o be_v in_o both_o these_o covenant_n ergo._fw-la the_o minor_a only_o require_v proof_n for_o which_o let_v we_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o place_n and_o see_v whether_o it_o be_v so_o or_o not_o 1._o for_o the_o first_o you_o instance_n in_o as_o a_o pure_a gospel-covenant_n make_v with_o abraham_n gen._n 12._o 2_o 3._o i_o must_v confess_v as_o you_o dismember_v the_o text_n pag._n 229._o by_o choose_v out_o the_o second_o and_o three_o verse_n and_o leave_v out_o the_o first_o which_o be_v the_o trial_n of_o abraham_n obedience_n in_o forsake_v his_o native_a country_n and_o his_o father_n house_n i_o say_v give_v i_o but_o this_o liberty_n to_o separate_v and_o disjoin_a one_o part_n of_o a_o covenant_n from_o the_o other_o and_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o make_v any_o 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the_o good_a promise_v so_o than_o if_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n promise_v be_v unconditional_a and_o absolute_a they_o be_v not_o part_v of_o a_o covenant_n nor_o must_v that_o word_n be_v apply_v to_o they_o they_o be_v absolute_a promise_n bind_v no_o man_n to_o who_o they_o be_v make_v to_o any_o duty_n in_o order_n to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o mercy_n promise_v but_o those_o person_n that_o be_v under_o these_o absolute_a promise_n must_v and_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o mercy_n of_o pardon_n and_o salvation_n whether_o they_o repent_v or_o repent_v not_o believe_v or_o believe_v not_o obey_v or_o obey_v not_o now_o to_o what_o licentiousness_n this_o doctrine_n lead_v man_n be_v obvious_a to_o every_o eye_n yet_o this_o absoluteness_n of_o the_o covenant_n as_o you_o improper_o call_v it_o be_v by_o you_o assert_v pag._n 229_o 230._o there_o be_v say_v you_o no_o condition_n at_o all_o it_o be_v whole_o free_a and_o absolute_a as_o the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n gen._n 12._o 2_o 3._o gen._n 17._o 2_o 3._o thank_v you_o sir_n for_o make_v they_o so_o for_o by_o cut_v off_o the_o first_o verse_n where_o the_o duty_n require_v on_o abraham_n part_n be_v contain_v you_o make_v they_o what_o god_n never_o intend_v they_o to_o be_v and_o the_o same_o foul_a play_n ●…s_v in_o deut._n 30._o where_o you_o separate_v the_o plain_a condition_n contain_v in_o vers_fw-la 1_o 2._o from_o the_o promise_n vers_fw-la 6._o or_o if_o the_o condition_n vers_fw-la 1_o 2._o be_v not_o plain_a enough_o ●…ut_o you_o will_v make_v it_o part_n of_o the_o pro●…ise_n i_o hope_v that_o after_o in_o vers_n 10._o be_v too_o ●…lain_a to_o be_v deny_v as_o to_o the_o other_o text_n more_o anon_o mean_a time_n see_v how_o ●…ou_v destroy_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o cove●…ant_n object_n but_o say_v you_o pag._n 233._o