Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	covenant_n	faith_n	work_n	14,030	5	6.5212	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26832	Vulgar errors in divinity removed	Battell, Ralph, 1649-1713.	1683 (1683)	Wing B1150; ESTC R10796	49,392	154

this_o unmerciful_a opinion_n be_v such_o as_o these_o first_o that_o of_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o nine_o chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n ver_fw-la 11._o for_o the_o child_n be_v not_o yet_o bear_v neither_o have_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n according_a to_o election_n may_v stand_v not_o of_o work_n but_o of_o he_o that_o call_v it_o be_v say_v unto_o she_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a as_o it_o be_v write_v jacob_n have_v i_o love_v but_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v you_o see_v say_v they_o before_o jacob_n or_o esau_n have_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n one_o be_v love_v and_o the_o other_o hate_v my_o answer_n be_v first_o these_o word_n be_v not_o speak_v of_o jacob_n or_o esau_n person_n but_o by_o a_o figure_n the_o person_n of_o either_o be_v put_v to_o represent_v and_o shadow_n out_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o posterity_n second_o the_o election_n there_o mention_v be_v mean_v chief_o concern_v thing_n temporal_a not_o thing_n eternal_a that_o that_o say_n the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a be_v not_o mean_v of_o their_o person_n but_o of_o their_o posterity_n may_v appear_v from_o gen._n 25.23_o two_o nation_n be_v in_o thy_o womb_n and_o two_o manner_n of_o people_n shall_v be_v separate_v from_o thy_o bowel_n and_o the_o one_o people_n shall_v be_v strong_a than_o the_o other_o and_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a esau_n in_o his_o own_o person_n never_o serve_v jacob_n nay_o jacob_n call_v esau_n his_o lord_n and_o bow_v seven_o time_n to_o the_o ground_n before_o he_o gen._n 33.3_o and_o be_v glad_a by_o a_o present_a to_o obtain_v his_o peace_n of_o he_o if_o esau_n have_v do_v so_o to_o jacob_n how_o will_v they_o have_v triumph_v in_o their_o personal_a sense_n second_o that_o the_o love_n and_o hatred_n be_v mean_v chief_o concern_v thing_n temporal_a see_v mal._n 1.2_o 3._o from_o whence_o the_o word_n be_v take_v be_v not_o esau_n jacob_n brother_n say_v the_o lord_n yet_o i_o love_v 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