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
A33454	Methodus Evangelica, or, The gospel method of Gods saving sinners by Jesus Christ practically explained in XII propositions / by Abraham Clifford ; to which is prefixed a preface by Dr. Manton, and Rich. Baxter.	Clifford, Abraham.; Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1676 (1676)	Wing C4701; ESTC R23890	95,942	214

go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n and_o there_o receive_v the_o covenant_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n himself_o exod._n 19.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o the_o sum_n of_o which_o as_o you_o there_o read_v be_v this_o viz._n that_o if_o they_o will_v obey_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n indeed_o and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n that_o they_o shall_v then_o be_v a_o peculiar_a treasure_n above_o all_o people_n etc._n etc._n this_o moses_n upon_o his_o return_n propound_v to_o the_o people_n from_o god_n for_o their_o consent_n ver_fw-la 7._o and_o moses_n come_v and_o call_v for_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o lay_v before_o their_o face_n all_o these_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o and_o the_o people_n hereupon_o declare_v their_o consent_n to_o these_o proposal_n ver_fw-la 8._o and_o all_o the_o people_n answer_v together_o and_o say_v all_z that_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v we_o will_v do_v which_o moses_n again_o report_v back_o to_o god_n in_o the_o close_a of_o that_o 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26.22_o act_n 24.14_o 15._o act_n 28.23_o 1_o cor._n 10.2_o rom._n 1.2_o and_o 3.21_o eph._n 2_o 20._o and_o if_o abraham_n and_o israel_n be_v for_o the_o main_a under_o the_o same_o covenant_n of_o grace_n with_o we_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o therein_o believer_n themselves_o be_v the_o party_n that_o stand_v engage_v to_o god_n and_o consequent_o that_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v make_v with_o they_o and_o not_o with_o their_o mediator_n in_o their_o behalf_n this_o argument_n be_v so_o clear_a and_o convictive_a as_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o avoid_v the_o power_n of_o it_o otherwise_o than_o by_o say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o save_v as_o we_o by_o a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o as_o it_o open_o affront_v the_o testimony_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o place_n before_o mention_v and_o more_o particular_o from_o what_o the_o apostle_n paul_n have_v deliver_v upon_o this_o argument_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o 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