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
A70241	The vanity of man at his best estate, and the vanity of Dives, his desire when at his worst viz. to have a preacher sent from the dead to his fathers house / discoursed of in two sermons, the first before the University of Oxon, the other at Ayno in Northamptonshire, at the anniversary for the foundation of the free-school there, by T.H., B.D., sometime rector of Souldern in Oxfordshire.	Hodges, Thomas, d. 1688.	1676 (1676)	Wing H2325; ESTC R38792	37,311	52

his_o brethren_n soul_n and_o now_o many_o do_v what_o they_o can_v in_o a_o manner_n to_o damn_v their_o own_o and_o their_o brethren_n foul_n also_o 9_o that_o there_o be_v reward_n and_o punishment_n after_o this_o life_n there_o be_v a_o future_a estate_n of_o happiness_n or_o misery_n for_o rich_a and_o poor_a there_o be_v a_o abraham_n bosom_n for_o some_o and_o hell-torment_n for_o other_o those_o that_o have_v do_v good_a and_o suffer_v evil_a thing_n here_o shall_v be_v comfort_v and_o those_o who_o have_v do_v evil_a thing_n and_o enjoy_v good_a thing_n here_o they_o shall_v be_v torment_v 10._o that_o some_o of_o the_o child_n of_o abraham_n find_v no_o place_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n dives_n call_v abraham_n father_n and_o abraham_n call_v dives_n son_n but_o yet_o dives_n have_v his_o place_n and_o portion_n in_o hell_n 11._o that_o rich_a man_n must_v expect_v mercy_n in_o the_o other_o world_n according_a as_o they_o have_v show_v mercy_n to_o the_o poor_a in_o 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leviticus_n chap._n 9.9.14_o stella_fw-la upon_o luke_n chap._n 11_o v._n 29._o and_o erasmus_n upon_o the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o 13_o chap._n and_o 13_o verse_n 4._o if_o the_o power_n of_o miracle_n shall_v be_v continue_v in_o the_o church_n most_o probable_o it_o will_v be_v exert_v for_o the_o conversion_n of_o infidel_n and_o consequent_o the_o gift_n of_o language_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o they_o now_o a_o day_n who_o be_v send_v to_o preach_v to_o the_o indian_n or_o other_o heathen_n but_o we_o have_v no_o sufficient_a or_o credible_a witness_n or_o testimony_n that_o those_o preacher_n of_o late_a time_n or_o for_o many_o year_n have_v have_v or_o ever_o have_v be_v endue_v with_o the_o gift_n of_o language_n again_o do_v abraham_n in_o heaven_n direct_v to_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n as_o abovesaid_a papist_n abovesaid_a use_v of_o confutat_fw-la coufut_o 1._o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o papist_n then_o this_o may_v serve_v to_o confute_v 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of_o life_n as_o a_o fiery_a pillar_n to_o lead_v we_o through_o this_o wilderness_n to_o canaan_n 2._o and_o let_v we_o bless_v and_o praise_n god_n for_o his_o word_n 2._o exhor_n 2._o how_o high_o do_v david_n esteem_v the_o holy_a scripture_n how_o do_v he_o magnify_v they_o and_o yet_o he_o have_v but_o a_o three_o part_n of_o what_o we_o have_v now_o and_o if_o moses_n applaud_v the_o jew_n happiness_n when_o he_o have_v finish_v his_o pentateuch_n if_o he_o account_v the_o law_n as_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n he_o have_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o any_o nation_n neither_o have_v the_o heathen_a the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o law_n how_o shall_v we_o prize_v and_o praise_n and_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n the_o whole_a canon_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n and_o let_v we_o know_v this_o that_o our_o best_a way_n of_o praise_v god_n for_o the_o scripture_n will_v be_v to_o read_v 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