Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	believe_v	faith_n	justify_v	18,143	5	8.5818	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91733	Rules for the government of the tongue: together, with directions in six particular cases. [brace] 1 Confession of our faults to men. 2 Confession of Christ before men. 3 Reprehension of faults in others. 4 Christian communication. [brace] Vrbanity and eloquence. 5 Consolation of the afflicted. 6 Self-commendation, and a disproof of perfection in this life. Added, as a supplement, to the Rules for governing [brace] 1 the thoughts, 2 the affections, in the Precepts for Christian practice, or, The rule of the new creature, new model'd. / By Edward Reyner, minister of the Gospel in Lincolne.	Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.; Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668. Precepts for Christian practice.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1230; Thomason E1594_2; ESTC R208861	220,132	401

of_o the_o live_a 16.16_o live_a mat._n 16.16_o god_n joh._n 6.69_o 2_o of_o his_o office_n rabbi_n say_v 1.49_o say_v joh._n 1.49_o nathaniel_n thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n thou_o be_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n the_o samaritan_n woman_n confess_v christ_n to_o be_v a_o prophet_n both_o to_o 29._o to_o joh._n 4.19_o verse_n 29._o himself_o sir_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o see_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o before_o the_o samaritan_n come_v say_v she_o see_v a_o man_n which_o tell_v i_o all_o thing_n that_o ever_o i_o do_v be_v not_o this_o the_o christ_n do_v not_o john_n confess_v christ_n priestly_a office_n when_o he_o say_v 1.29_o joh._n 1.29_o behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n which_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n all_o that_o confess_v he_o to_o be_v the_o christ_n or_o messiah_n do_v implicit_o at_o least_o acknowledge_v his_o office_n scil_n to_o be_v king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n to_o which_o he_o be_v anoint_v 3_o of_o his_o beauty_n 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transgression_n who_o can_v say_v i_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n clean_o i_o be_o pure_a from_o my_o sin_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n he_o challenge_v all_o the_o world_n for_o it_o pro._n 20.9_o if_o thy_o people_n sin_n against_o thou_o for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o sin_v not_o 1_o king_n 8.46_o there_o be_v not_o a_o just_a man_n upon_o earth_n that_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o say_v the_o preacher_n eccles_n 7.20_o if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n say_v the_o apostle_n john_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o 9_o 1_o joh._n 1.8_o 9_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o we_o if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o unrighteousness_n all_o of_o we_o offend_v james_n 3.2_o in_o many_o thing_n and_o many_o of_o we_o in_o all_o thing_n all_o we_o have_v here_o be_v but_o in_o part_n we_o know_v in_o part_n and_o we_o prophesy_v in_o part_n but_o when_o that_o which_o be_v perfect_a be_v come_v that_o which_o be_v in_o part_n shall_v be_v do_v away_o 1_o cor._n 13.9_o 10._o which_o of_o the_o real_a saint_n ever_o say_v they_o have_v not_o sin_n 30.12_o prov._n 30.12_o but_o only_o such_o person_n who_o god_n have_v give_v up_o to_o strong_a delusion_n if_o not_o to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n the_o concurrent_a constant_a experience_n of_o all_o true_a saint_n witness_v against_o this_o fancy_n dream_n or_o vain-conceit_n of_o absolute_a perfection_n in_o this_o life_n though_o catharist_n papist_n and_o spiritual_a antichristian_o hold_v the_o same_o but_o job_n do_v often_o and_o may_v just_o 1_o justify_v himself_o before_o