Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	adam_n	covenant_n	fall_n	2,656	5	9.6090	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15013	Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithfull and painefull preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whatelyes life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the authour to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his owne coppy.	Whately, William, 1583-1639.; Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671.; Scudder, Henry, d. 1659?	1640 (1640)	STC 25317.5; ESTC S4965	513,587	514

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one_o self_n in_o this_o service_n if_o any_o say_v how_o shall_v we_o inquire_v of_o god_n now_o see_v we_o be_v now_o destitute_a of_o extraordinary_a prophet_n by_o who_o mean_n we_o may_v seek_v unto_o he_o i_o answer_v we_o have_v his_o word_n we_o have_v his_o name_n we_o have_v his_o minister_n and_o faithful_a people_n to_o go_v unto_o and_o by_o those_o we_o may_v as_o sufficient_o seek_v unto_o he_o as_o by_o any_o extraordinary_a prophet_n wherefore_o as_o rebekkah_n feel_v that_o bustle_a in_o her_o womb_n say_v why_o be_o i_o thus_o and_o go_v to_o inquire_v of_o god_n gen._n 25.22_o so_o must_v we_o in_o all_o occasion_n of_o disquietment_n either_o of_o body_n or_o of_o mind_n think_v with_o ourselves_o why_o be_v it_o thus_o with_o i_o