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	receive_v	seal_n	2,532	5	9.5214	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46702	The vvorks of heaven upon earth, or, The eccellencie of praise and thanksgiving in part displayed in a sermon, inlarged into a treatise, preached at Taunton in the county of Somerset May 11. 1648, being the day set apart for the annuall commemoration of the deliverance of that town, by the reliefe which they received on May 11. anno 1645 / by Henry Jeanes ...	Jeanes, Henry, 1611-1662.	1649 (1649)	Wing J513; ESTC R20545	60,248	86

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i_o psal_n 116.12_o say_v the_o psalmist_n that_o be_v i_o can_v render_v nothing_o that_o be_v answerable_a unto_o all_o nay_o to_o any_o of_o all_o his_o benefit_n last_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o this_o duty_n by_o the_o bond_n of_o fidelity_n which_o incline_v we_o to_o make_v good_a all_o covenant_n and_o promise_v make_v with_o man_n much_o more_o with_o god_n now_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n of_o which_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o seal_n baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v a_o mutual_a covenant_n as_o a_o covenant_n of_o mercy_n on_o god_n part_n so_o a_o covenant_n of_o duty_n and_o service_n on_o our_o part_n in_o the_o general_a and_o in_o particular_a it_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o praise_n and_o thanksgiung_n in_o reference_n whereunto_o one_o of_o the_o seal_n thereof_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v call_v the_o eucharist_n from_o the_o greek_a word_n for_o thanksgiving_n because_o one_o of_o its_o chief_a end_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v of_o thanks_o a_o thankful_a celebration_n and_o commemoration_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o all_o blessing_n flow_v there_o from_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 24_o 25_o 26._o second_o it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a and_o delightful_a good_a the_o psalmist_n express_o affirm_v as_o much_o in_o psal_n 135.3_o psal_n 147.1_o and_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n oppose_v the_o garment_n of_o praise_n unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o heaviness_n isai_n 60.1.3_o spiritual_a joy_n and_o pleasance_n be_v so_o essential_a unto_o this_o duty_n as_o that_o psal_n 33.1_o it_o be_v put_v for_o praise_n rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n o_o you_o righteous_a for_o praise_n be_v comely_a for_o the_o upright_a now_o there_o be_v no_o validity_n in_o this_o argument_n unless_o to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o praise_v the_o lord_n or_o at_o least_o except_o it_o be_v a_o principle_n part_n of_o the_o praise_n of_o he_o and_o therefore_o may_v well_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n of_o the_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a stand_n for_o all_o the_o 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in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o a_o thankful_a retribution_n for_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n great_a blessing_n that_o be_v win_v with_o prayer_n be_v say_v a_o goodwin_n a_o thomas_n goodwin_n divine_a of_o this_o kingdom_n wear_v with_o thankfulness_n there_o be_v a_o passage_n of_o chrysostome_n in_o his_o first_o homily_n unto_o the_o people_n of_o antioch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o prove_v the_o thankful_a man_n to_o be_v no_o loose_a though_o he_o lose_v all_o that_o he_o have_v have_v thou_o say_v he_o lose_v thy_o money_n if_o thou_o be_v thankful_a thou_o have_v gain_v thy_o soul_n and_o obtain_v great_a riches_n draw_v unto_o thyself_o great_a goodwill_n from_o god_n thanksgiving_n be_v so_o rich_a a_o jewel_n as_o that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o countervail_v all_o loss_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v say_v chrysostome_n in_o the_o homily_n but_o now_o cite_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o great_a treasure_n a_o unperish_n and_o undeprivable_a good_a of_o 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