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_v	3,518	5	10.1195	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96167	An answer to W.R. his narration of the opinions and practises of the churches lately erected in Nevv-England. Vindicating those Godly and orthodoxall churches, from more then an hundred imputations fathered on them and their church way, by the said W.R. in his booke. Wherein is plainely proved, 1. That the grounds of his narration are sandie and insufficient. 2. That the maner of his handling it, unloving and irregular. 3. That the matter of it, ful of grosse mistakes & divers contradictions. 4. That the quotations extremely wrested, and out of measure abused. 5. That his marginall notes impertinent and injurious. / By Thomas Welde, Pastour of the Church of Roxborough in Nevv-England. This is licensed and entred according to order.	Weld, Thomas, 1590?-1662.	1644 (1644)	Wing W1262; Thomason E3_18; ESTC R2769	70,175	76

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act._n 2.38_o and_o sanctification_n gal._n 3.26.27_o tit._n 3.5_o fellowship_n with_o christ_n tit._n 3.5_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n mat._n 20.23_o and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o body_n 1_o pet._n 3.21_o and_o not_o only_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o believer_n but_o church_n covenant_n also_o which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o confederate_n according_a to_o 1_o cor._n 2.15.29_o now_o here_o be_v not_o say_v that_o the_o church_n covenant_n be_v the_o thing_n seal_v much_o less_o the_o principal_a end_n of_o this_o ordain_v the_o sacrament_n lest_o of_o all_o that_o the_o church_n covenant_n as_o distinguish_v from_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v the_o principal_a end_n of_o the_o sacrament_n but_o all_o that_o be_v say_v be_v this_o that_o though_o justification_n and_o the_o whole_a covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v the_o principal_a thing_n seal_v in_o their_o circumcision_n and_o our_o baptism_n yet_o all_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o church_n covenant_n also_o be_v not_o without_o their_o share_n and_o benefit_n in_o the_o sacrament_n how_o far_o this_o expression_n come_v short_a of_o his_o assertion_n let_v other_o judge_n now_o see_v his_o marginal_a note_n upon_o this_o art_n here_n be_v say_v this_o commenter_n a_o piece_n or_o two_o of_o such_o divinity_n as_o i_o never_o read_v but_o vno_fw-la absurdo_fw-la dato_fw-la mille_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la i_o can_v resort_v here_o be_v such_o a_o absurd_a foist_v in_o of_o untruth_n as_o i_o never_o hardly_o read_v in_o heathen_a or_o christ●an_a writer_n and_o have_v take_v liberty_n in_o a_o few_o thing_n at_o first_o now_o they_o come_v in_o by_o troop_n as_o he_o have_v have_v very_o ill_a success_n hitherto_o all_o the_o chapter_n through_o let_v we_o see_v if_o he_o will_v speed_v any_o better_a at_o the_o last_o close_a he_o say_v art_n 12._o infant_n that_o be_v admit_v member_n by_o the_o covenant_n of_o their_o 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