Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	absolute_a	conditional_a	promise_n	2,374	5	8.1905	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11603	Sermons experimentall: on Psalmes CXVI. & CXVII. Very vsefull for a vvounded spirit. By William Sclater D.D. sometimes rector of Limsham, and vicar of Pitmister, in Summerset-shire. Published by his son William Sclater Mr. of Arts, late fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge, now a priest, and preacher of the Gospel in the city of Exeter, in Devon-shire.	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.; Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1638 (1638)	STC 21844; ESTC S116824	112,358	217

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in_o mind_n of_o it_o see_v hos_n 1._o that_o a_o man_n will_v wonder_v save_v that_o blindness_n be_v come_v upon_o israel_n in_o part_n to_o read_v how_o jew_n of_o old_a and_o to_o this_o day_n be_v averse_a from_o the_o doctrine_n which_o teach_v entertainment_n of_o gentile_n into_o the_o church_n of_o god_n if_o you_o read_v the_o story_n of_o the_o gospel_n there_o be_v nothing_o go_v more_o harsh_a in_o christ_n doctrine_n than_o this_o of_o take_v away_o the_o kingdom_n from_o the_o jew_n and_o when_o paul_n the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n act._n 13_o and_o 28._o preach_v this_o doctrine_n he_o always_o become_v unsufferable_a but_o thus_o deserve_v they_o to_o be_v blind_v in_o plain_a thing_n that_o refuse_v obedience_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n other_o error_n there_o be_v note_v

12.41_o yea_o as_o his_o mercy_n extend_v to_o good_a and_o bad_a so_o his_o faithfulness_n oft_o to_o they_o that_o deal_v perfidious_o in_o his_o covenant_n see_v rom._n 3.3_o 4._o exemplification_n see_v plentiful_a in_o the_o story_n of_o scripture_n this_o point_n need_v rather_o ibidem_fw-la rather_o see_v 2_o thess_n cap._n 3._o ver_fw-la 3._o pag._n 233_o 234._o 235._o where_o this_o very_a point_n be_v handle_v and_o repeat_v item_n pag._n 18._o &_o pag._n 210._o ibidem_fw-la explication_n than_o proof_n object_n where_o be_v the_o promise_n of_o his_o come_n see_v 2_o pet._n 3.4_o answ_n first_o time_n and_o season_n he_o have_v keep_v in_o his_o own_o power_n act._n 1.7_o second_o where_o be_v thy_o reason_n he_o come_v not_o yet_o therefore_o will_v never_o come_v object_n how_o the_o promise_n of_o temporality_n make_v good_a 1_o tim._n 4.8_o answ_n take_v they_o with_o their_o intend_a modus_fw-la and_o you_o shall_v see_v they_o be_v all_o exact_o perform_v first_o 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