Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	deny_v	live_v	ungodliness_n	2,449	5	11.2335	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10393	The necessitie of righteousnes. Or A profitable and fruitfull sermon vpon the fift chapter of the Gospell of S. Mathew. vers. 20. Preached and penned by that famous, learned, iudicious, orthodoxall, holy, wise, and skilfull preacher and servant of God, now deceased, and with his God triumphing in Heaven, Iohn Randall, Batchelour of Divinitie, pastour of St Andrewes Hubbart in little East-cheape London, sometimes fellow of Lincolne Colledge in Oxford. And now published, to the glory of God, the edification of his Church, and the honourable memoriall of the author, by William Holbrooke, preacher of the Word of God in the church aforesaid	Randall, John, 1570-1622.; Holbrooke, William.	1622 (1622)	STC 20675; ESTC S115634	15,134	32

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more_o there_o must_v be_v great_a store_n of_o righteousness_n in_o they_o then_o be_v in_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n so_o that_o it_o must_v exceed_v both_o in_o goodness_n &_o in_o greatness_n first_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o duty_n which_o be_v righteousness_n whereby_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o whole_a obedience_n which_o a_o man_n do_v owe_v unto_o god_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o life_n both_o for_o doctrine_n and_o also_o for_o manner_n for_o indeed_o so_o much_o be_v enforce_v exact_o by_o the_o antithesis_fw-la or_o opposition_n here_o specify_v whereas_o exception_n be_v make_v both_o against_o the_o scribe_n and_o the_o pharisee_n too_o for_o as_o it_o shall_v afterward_o god_n will_v more_o plain_o appear_v the_o scribe_n they_o be_v skilful_a in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o pharisee_n they_o be_v precise_a and_o formal_a in_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o law_n the_o scribe_n be_v the_o 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