Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	covenant_n	faith_n	seal_n	4,746	5	9.5373	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07472	A pill to purge out poperie: or, A catechisme for Romish Catholikes shewing that popery is contrarie to the grounds of the Catholike religion, and that therefore papists cannot be good Catholikes.	Mico, John.	1623 (1623)	STC 17858; ESTC S121915	31,742	49

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great_a blessing_n and_o benefit_n which_o the_o father_n give_v we_o free_o in_o his_o son_n rom._n 8.18_o and_o therefore_o in_o this_o and_o the_o former_a respect_n there_o can_v be_v no_o merit_n in_o any_o mere_a man_n wherefore_o it_o be_v no_o less_o absurd_a to_o say_v that_o we_o merit_v salvation_n at_o god_n hand_n by_o good_a work_n then_o if_o one_o shall_v say_v thou_o have_v give_v i_o a_o hundred_o pound_n therefore_o thou_o ought_v to_o give_v i_o a_o thousand_o c._n be_v not_o this_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n teach_v in_o the_o time_n of_o ancient_a father_n m._n merit_n be_v take_v in_o his_o proper_a sense_n for_o due_a &_o just_a desert_n be_v never_o allow_v of_o the_o sound_a professor_n for_o a_o thousand_o year_n after_o christ_n perkins_n 1_o vol._n 574_o 575._o second_v vol._n 535_o 536._o such_o therefore_o as_o will_v be_v justify_v and_o save_v by_o their_o own_o work_n and_o challenge_v eternal_a life_n by_o their_o merit_n do_v show_v themselves_o to_o 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many_o other_o particular_a point_n the_o papist_n teach_v contrary_a to_o the_o article_n of_o the_o creed_n and_o therefore_o be_v no_o true_a catholic_n neither_o do_v they_o belong_v to_o the_o catholic_a church_n as_o be_v thus_o prove_v whosoever_o have_v not_o the_o catholic_a faith_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o catholic_a church_n but_o the_o papist_n have_v not_o the_o catholic_a faith_n therefore_o they_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o catholic_a church_n that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o catholic_a faith_n be_v plain_a by_o that_o aforego_n dialogue_n 6._o c._n do_v they_o teach_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sacrament_n m._n yes_o many_o thing_n christ_n ordain_v but_o only_o two_o sacrament_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v add_v to_o they_o five_o more_o namely_o confirmation_n penance_n matrimony_n order_n and_o extreme_a unction_n c._n be_v not_o these_o sacrament_n indeed_o m._n no_o sure_o for_o there_o be_v four_o thing_n necessary_o 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