Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	apostle_n	sin_n	transgression_n	5,988	5	10.4357	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11363	A treatise of Paradise. And the principall contents thereof especially of the greatnesse, situation, beautie, and other properties of that place: of the trees of life, good and euill; of the serpent, cherubin, fiery sword, mans creation, immortalitie, propagation, stature, age, knowledge, temptation, fall, and exclusion out of Paradise; and consequently of his and our originall sin: with many other difficulties touching these points. Collected out of the holy Scriptures, ancient fathers, and other both ancient and moderne writers.	Salkeld, John, 1576-1660.	1617 (1617)	STC 21622; ESTC S116515	126,315	368

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that_o this_o first_o lapse_n and_o fall_n have_v not_o be_v remit_v not_o of_o man_n merit_n but_o by_o god_n mercy_n chap._n lxvi_o the_o objection_n of_o theodorus_n and_o nestorius_n theodorus_n bishop_n of_o laodicea_n and_o nestorius_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n with_o diverse_a other_o of_o the_o greek_a church_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o occasion_n of_o death_n but_o that_o man_n shall_v have_v die_v though_o he_o have_v not_o sin_v because_o mortality_n be_v consequent_a to_o nature_n as_o immortality_n proceed_v only_o of_o grace_n how_o then_o be_v it_o possible_a unless_o god_n can_v contradict_v and_o deny_v himself_o or_o that_o one_o of_o the_o divine_a decree_n can_v be_v opposite_a to_o another_o that_o god_n shall_v first_o decree_v the_o immortality_n of_o man_n then_o present_o upon_o his_o transgression_n the_o object_n be_v change_v god_n also_o shall_v be_v change_v in_o his_o decree_n for_o either_o god_n fore-knew_a