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	teach_v	ungodliness_n	4,302	5	11.7286	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30448	A sermon preach'd before the King, at St. James-Chapel on the 10th of February 1694/5, being the first Sunday in Lent / by Gilbert, Lord Bishop of Sarum.	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.	1695 (1695)	Wing B5904; ESTC R8267	15,648	35

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which_o be_v offer_v you_o in_o the_o gospel_n that_o be_v not_o to_o hear_v it_o without_o the_o impression_n that_o it_o ought_v to_o make_v and_o the_o effect_n that_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v upon_o you_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o former_a chapter_n st._n paul_n seem_v to_o raise_v our_o character_n very_o high_a 5.20_o he_o call_v we_o ambassador_n for_o christ._n a_o ambassador_n be_v the_o second_o character_n of_o dignity_n in_o the_o world_n because_o it_o represent_v the_o first_o we_o come_v in_o the_o name_n and_o stead_n of_o our_o great_a master_n we_o pray_v man_n in_o christ_n stead_n and_o as_o though_o god_n do_v beseech_v they_o by_o we_o but_o that_o we_o may_v not_o swell_v too_o much_o upon_o so_o sublime_a a_o designation_n we_o be_v take_v down_o again_o in_o the_o word_n of_o my_o text_n we_o be_v workman_n 〈…〉_z and_o builder_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v esteem_v for_o our_o work_n sake_n as_o we_o labour_v faithful_o and_o diligent_o we_o be_v call_v to_o labour_n and_o not_o to_o authority_n to_o persuade_v and_o not_o to_o command_v the_o chief_a subject_n that_o we_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o be_v to_o persuade_v man_n to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n and_o not_o to_o receive_v his_o grace_n in_o vain_a one_o may_v think_v that_o this_o be_v a_o easy_a task_n in_o which_o we_o can_v not_o doubt_v of_o our_o success_n what_o criminal_a under_o the_o arrest_n of_o justice_n who_o have_v the_o time_n of_o his_o execution_n in_o view_n will_v need_v great_a persuasion_n to_o accept_v not_o only_o of_o a_o pardon_n but_o of_o favour_n this_o will_v go_v so_o natural_o that_o it_o will_v seem_v a_o superfluous_a labour_n to_o use_v strong_a argument_n to_o prevail_v upon_o he_o be_v we_o but_o sensible_a of_o the_o load_n of_o sin_n and_o guilt_n that_o be_v upon_o we_o what_o humble_a supplicant_n will_v we_o be_v for_o grace_n in_o stead_n of_o need_v motive_n to_o persuade_v we_o to_o accept_v of_o it_o the_o best_a method_n for_o we_o both_o to_o maintain_v the_o dignity_n of_o our_o character_n as_o ambassador_n and_o to_o succeed_v in_o our_o labour_n as_o joint_a workman_n be_v to_o live_v suitable_o to_o the_o station_n we_o be_v raise_v to_o to_o represent_v as_o near_o as_o we_o can_v the_o virtue_n of_o he_o who_o send_v we_o and_o to_o direct_v the_o persuasion_n that_o we_o offer_v to_o other_o so_o effectual_o to_o ourselves_o that_o the_o world_n may_v from_o thence_o believe_v that_o we_o know_v our_o argument_n to_o be_v strong_a because_o we_o ourselves_o be_v convince_v by_o they_o if_o they_o observe_v not_o this_o they_o will_v have_v little_a regard_n to_o all_o that_o we_o say_v they_o will_v rather_o think_v that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o our_o character_n or_o rather_o as_o they_o will_v turn_v it_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o our_o appointment_n that_o we_o study_v to_o set_v out_o this_o matter_n with_o good_a colour_n and_o a_o seem_a strength_n of_o reason_n to_o other_o but_o 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according_a to_o the_o word_n which_o follow_v d._n we_o may_v give_v no_o offence_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o we_o may_v neither_o give_v just_a ground_n nor_o even_o colourable_a pretence_n to_o other_o to_o stumble_v by_o any_o thing_n that_o we_o may_v lay_v in_o their_o way_n that_o so_o our_o ministry_n may_v not_o be_v blame_v the_o enemy_n of_o religion_n will_v not_o think_v it_o enough_o to_o triumph_v over_o we_o when_o we_o furnish_v they_o with_o such_o advantage_n they_o will_v carry_v it_o further_o and_o lay_v the_o blame_n not_o where_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v lay_v upon_o our_o person_n they_o will_v charge_v our_o function_n with_o it_o for_o they_o hate_v that_o more_o than_o our_o person_n we_o ought_v therefore_o to_o approve_v ourselves_o in_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o conduct_n of_o our_o life_n 4._o and_o in_o the_o discharge_n of_o our_o function_n in_o much_o patience_n even_o though_o we_o shall_v fall_v under_o great_a affliction_n 8._o by_o honour_n and_o 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