Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	abraham_n	covenant_n	promise_n	5,643	5	7.5395	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77289	The authority of God over men, in the law cleared, shewing that its no persecution for the magistrate as Jehovah's deputy, in Jehovah's name, to enforce it on the people, but that he is bound to do the same. Written by an unworthy witness to the law and government of God, John Brayne.	Brayne, John.	1654 (1654)	Wing B4318; Thomason E725_17; ESTC R206773	12,890	15

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v._o 23._o he_o say_v they_o be_v keep_v under_o the_o law_n until_o faith_n come_v v._o 24._o and_o be_v their_o school_n master_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o christ_n eph._n 2.12_o the_o evil_a estate_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v set_v out_o in_o this_o not_o only_o that_o they_o be_v without_o christ_n but_o that_o as_o we_o this_o day_n they_o be_v alien_n from_o the_o commonweal_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v the_o government_n of_o god_n in_o the_o law_n judicial_a and_o stranger_n from_o the_o covenant_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o the_o covenant_n as_o of_o the_o gospel-covenant_n only_o but_o covenant_n of_o law_n and_o gospel_n gal._n 4.24_o abraham_n two_o son_n be_v the_o two_o covenant_n the_o one_o ishmael_n by_o hagar_n which_o be_v sinai_n in_o arabia_n the_o law-covenant_n the_o other_o the_o gospel-covenant_n which_o be_v isaac_n by_o the_o free_a woman_n sarah_n which_o be_v jerusalem_n from_o above_o now_o these_o covenant_n be_v the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n 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