Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	faith_n	grace_n	righteousness_n	14,541	5	7.8014	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26309	Dying infants sav'd by grace proved and the blessd man with his blessedness described in a sermon preached near Namptwich in Cheshire at the burial of a deceased infant, July 25, 1695 / by S.A.	Acton, Samuel, d. 1740?	1699 (1699)	Wing A452; ESTC R28175	24,873	32

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not_o so_o sin_v because_o the_o pre-eminence_n be_v give_v to_o the_o free_a gift_n of_o grace_n by_o christ_n as_o rom._n 5.14_o 15._o intimate_v that_o if_o adam_n sin_n be_v efficacious_a enough_o to_o make_v all_o man_n sinner_n the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v god_n own_o righteousness_n be_v much_o more_o efficacious_a to_o make_v they_o righteous_a and_o true_o with_o reverence_n we_o may_v demand_v how_o can_v god_n himself_o express_v the_o extent_n of_o his_o kindness_n in_o term_n more_o positive_a and_o intelligible_a than_o he_o do_v here_o and_o i_o be_o very_o certain_a we_o neither_o have_v nor_o ever_o have_v any_o reason_n to_o suspect_v he_o as_o insincere_a or_o to_o call_v in_o question_n the_o truth_n of_o his_o allegation_n no_o his_o word_n be_v a_o exact_a draught_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o what_o he_o say_v he_o mean_v as_o we_o all_o believe_v infant_n be_v condemn_v in_o adam_n there_o be_v as_o good_a reason_n to_o believe_v they_o justify_v 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