Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	glory_n	mercy_n	sin_n	3,118	5	4.8945	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47599	The marrow of true justification, or, Justification without works containing the substance of two sermons lately preached on Rom. 4:5 ... : wherein the nature of justification is opened, as it hath been formerly asserted by all sound Protestants, and the present prevailing errors against the said doctrine detected / by Benjamin Keach ...	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1692 (1692)	Wing K76; ESTC R18579	45,425	50

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he_o be_v no_o unprofitable_a servant_n who_o work_n or_o sincere_a obedience_n commend_v he_o to_o god_n in_o point_n of_o justification_n no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o come_v up_o full_o to_o discharge_v his_o duty_n if_o therefore_o sincere_a obedience_n ●nstead_o of_o perfect_a god_n now_o require_v of_o we_o in_o the_o case_n of_o justification_n and_o we_o be_v able_a full_o to_o discharge_v the_o law_n of_o sincere_a obedience_n which_o our_o new_a doctor_n must_v say_v or_o they_o say_v nothing_o than_o it_o follow_v that_o all_o such_o person_n be_v not_o unprofitable_a servant_n for_o they_o have_v do_v all_o that_o god_n require_v of_o they_o nor_o indeed_o can_v i_o see_v as_o a_o divine_a observe_v if_o sincere_a obedience_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o justification_n and_o life_n how_o the_o imperfection_n of_o the_o godly_a shall_v be_v any_o sin_n against_o the_o gospel_n where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o transgression_n for_o this_o new_a law_n i._n e._n 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through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n v_o 23_o 24._o no_o wonder_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n when_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n lie_v under_o the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n transgression_n it_o be_v impute_v to_o they_o he_o be_v the_o common_a head_n and_o representative_a of_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n rom._n 5._o 12._o and_o since_o also_o all_o of_o they_o partake_v of_o the_o same_o original_a corruption_n or_o deprave_a nature_n inherent_a in_o they_o from_o whence_o proceed_v all_o those_o actual_a transgression_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o appear_v that_o all_o come_v short_a of_o that_o glorious_a image_n of_o god_n in_o which_o they_o be_v at_o first_o create_v and_o also_o of_o the_o eternal_a glory_n above_o yet_o to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n grace_n the_o lose_a world_n be_v not_o leave_v in_o a_o hopeless_a condition_n god_n have_v send_v his_o son_n to_o satisfy_v the_o law_n and_o divine_a justice_n or_o to_o be_v a_o propitiation_n 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