Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	act_n	prophet_n	psalm_n	9,910	5	10.4200	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49184	Remarks on the R. Mr. Goodwins Discourse of the Gospel proving that the Gospel-covenant is a law of grace, answering his objections to the contrary, and rescuing the texts of Holy Scripture, and many passages of ecclesiastical writers both ancient and modern, from the false glosses which he forces upon them / by William Lorimer ...	Lorimer, William, d. 1721.	1696 (1696)	Wing L3074; ESTC R22582	263,974	188

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a_o necessary_a condition_n without_o which_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n can_v be_v obtain_v of_o this_o repentance_n the_o scripture_n for_o the_o most_o part_n speak_v ezek_n 18.30_o matth._n 3.2_o mark_v 6.12_o luke_n 13.3_o act_n 3.19_o and_o general_o in_o most_o place_n of_o scripture_n etc._n etc._n by_o this_o now_o it_o appear_v that_o both_o rivet_n and_o burgess_n hold_v that_o true_a repentance_n be_v require_v as_o a_o condition_n or_o mean_n antecedent_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n necessary_a to_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n our_o three_o witness_n be_v the_o learned_a prudent_a pious_a and_o peaceable_a mr._n durham_n who_o in_o his_o commentary_n on_o the_o revelation_n have_v a_o large_a discourse_n concern_v repentance_n where_o 1._o he_o distinguish_v and_o show_v what_o repentance_n it_o be_v which_o he_o hold_v to_o be_v necessary_a to_o pardon_v of_o sin_n 2._o he_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v

from_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n by_o do_v for_o so_o paul_n 61._o covenant_n of_o life_n open_v part._n 1._o pag._n 61._o rom._n 10.5_o 6_o 7._o etc._n etc._n expound_v moses_n deut._n 30_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o thus_o rutherford_n i_o may_v bring_v many_o other_o agree_v with_o these_o but_o i_o shall_v content_v myself_o with_o a_o sew_v as_o friedlibius_n who_o though_o a_o lutheran_n yet_o in_o answer_n to_o a_o objection_n of_o beauty_n from_o deut_n 30.11_o 12_o say_v 302._o say_v loquor_fw-la moses_n non_fw-la de_fw-la doctrinâ_fw-la legis_fw-la sed_fw-la evangelii_n rom._n 10.6_o 7_o 8._o cvi_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la divinam_fw-la in_o hâc_fw-la vitâ_fw-la facilè_fw-la obedientia_fw-la praestari_fw-la potest_fw-la p._n h._n friedlib_n theolog._n exegeticae_fw-la tom._n 1._o in_o vet_z t._n edit_n 2._o an._n 1660._o p._n 301_o 302._o moses_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n but_o of_o the_o gospel_n rom._n 10.6_o 7_o 8._o which_o by_o the_o 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