Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	become_v	gain_v	jew_n	8,725	5	10.0381	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42431	A sermon preached before the Right Reverend Father in God, John, Lord Bishop of Bristol, at his primary visitation in Bristol, October 30 and now publish'd at His Lordships request, as also the desire of several others that heard it / by John Gaskarth ...	Gaskarth, John, d. 1732.	1685 (1685)	Wing G288; ESTC R18419	31,784	43

2_o cor._n 5.20_o reckon_v himself_o the_o ambassador_n of_o christ_n beseech_v man_n in_o christ_n stead_n to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n he_o must_v consider_v that_o he_o be_v christ_n proxy_n here_o upon_o earth_n and_o therefore_o he_o ought_v to_o treat_v with_o man_n after_o the_o same_o affectionate_a manner_n that_o he_o do_v call_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o reformation_n of_o their_o life_n with_o such_o a_o compassion_n towards_o they_o that_o they_o will_v abound_v in_o all_o virtue_n and_o continue_v in_o the_o same_o with_o all_o patience_n and_o perseverance_n unto_o the_o end_n when_o they_o shall_v receive_v the_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n which_o christ_n the_o righteous_a judge_n shall_v give_v they_o at_o that_o day_n but_o he_o must_v not_o think_v that_o he_o have_v whole_o discharge_v himself_o in_o preach_v there_o be_v several_a other_o thing_n which_o from_o his_o office_n and_o special_a relation_n to_o the_o gospel_n be_v incumbent_a upon_o he_o he_o must_v be_v a_o peacemaker_n as_o far_o as_o he_o be_v able_a 13._o this_o be_v the_o judgement_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o great_a dr._n saunderson_n in_o his_o life_n p._n 13._o interpose_v himself_o as_o a_o common_a arbitrator_n and_o endeavour_v to_o make_v up_o all_o the_o difference_n of_o his_o charge_n prevent_v as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v the_o use_n of_o law_n among_o they_o and_o those_o uncharitable_a affection_n of_o malice_n and_o hatred_n that_o proceed_v from_o it_o which_o certain_o be_v a_o great_a argument_n against_o the_o growth_n and_o advancement_n of_o the_o peaceful_a temper_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n as_o st._n paul_n speak_v 1_o cor._n 6.7_o there_o be_v utter_o a_o fault_n among_o you_o because_o you_o go_v to_o law_n one_o with_o another_o why_o do_v you_o not_o rather_o take_v wrong_a why_o do_v you_o not_o rather_o suffer_v yourselves_o to_o be_v defraud_v there_o be_v none_o of_o this_o litigious_a process_n among_o the_o 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