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	promise_n	seal_v	2,532	5	9.8875	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61301	The love of God to all mankind in the glorious work of their redemption by Jesus Christ, asserted and vindicated. With a plain and sober discussion of those controversies which are the constant concomitants of it, viz. election and reprobation, God's foreknowledg, his nature, attributes, and decrees; the sufficiency of means vouchsafed to all men to believe; the use of the law to believers under the gospel. Also concerning original sin, freewill, and falling from grace. All fitted to the meanest capacity, in a way of dialogue, by Zachary Stanton.	Stanton, Zachary.	1700 (1700)	Wing S5251A; ESTC R219675	159,700	342

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true_a and_o proper_a cause_n of_o their_o sin_n as_o you_o have_v it_o in_o god_n love_n to_o mankind_n p._n 115_o 116._o that_o which_o withhold_v a_o thing_n which_o be_v present_a will_v hinder_v a_o event_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o event_n as_o for_o example_n he_o that_o cut_v a_o string_n in_o which_o a_o stone_n hang_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o that_o stone_n and_o he_o that_o withdraw_v a_o pillar_n which_o be_v put_v to_o will_v uphold_v a_o house_n be_v the_o true_a cause_n in_o man_n account_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o that_o house_n and_o so_o if_o god_n withhold_v from_o reprobate_n that_o power_n which_o be_v grant_v they_o may_v keep_v they_o from_o fall_v into_o sin_n he_o do_v thereby_o become_v a_o true_a moral_a cause_n of_o their_o sin_n in_o who_o power_n it_o be_v that_o a_o thing_n be_v not_o do_v to_o he_o it_o be_v impute_v when_o it_o be_v do_v say_v tertullian_n yea_o and_o by_o this_o sin_z if_o it_o be_v sin_n can_v not_o become_v 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