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	sacrament_n	seal_n	5,151	5	9.5245	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30977	The genuine remains of that learned prelate Dr. Thomas Barlow, late Lord Bishop of Lincoln containing divers discourses theological, philosophical, historical, &c., in letters to several persons of honour and quality : to which is added the resolution of many abstruse points published from Dr. Barlow's original papers.	Barlow, Thomas, 1607-1691.	1693 (1693)	Wing B832; ESTC R3532	293,515	707

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joh._n stob._n vid._n pletii_n biblioth_n cod._n 176._o pag._n 366._o suidas_n a_o number_n of_o this_o kind_n there_o be_v even_o among_o pagan_a writer_n who_o have_v excellent_o describe_v the_o nature_n and_o kind_n of_o moral_a virtue_n and_o vice_n 3._o for_o theologia_n revelata_fw-la of_o which_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o sole_a rule_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v and_o endeavour_v to_o know_v 1._o the_o text_n itself_o 2._o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o it_o 4._o for_o the_o text_n it_o will_v be_v convenient_a to_o have_v for_o the_o old_a testament_n 1._o biblia_fw-la interlinearia_n heb._n lat._n antwerp_n 1584._o 2._o biblia_fw-la graec._n septuaginta_fw-la interpret_v paris_n 1628._o 3._o biblia_fw-la lat._n junii_fw-la &_o tremel_n in_o folio_n or_o quarto_n 4._o biblia_fw-la lat._n sixti_fw-la 5_o ti_fw-mi romae_fw-la 1590._o &_o bib._n lat._n clementis_fw-la 8_o vi_fw-la romae_fw-la 1592._o if_o convenient_o they_o can_v be_v have_v both_o pope_n pretend_v to_o 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