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	justify_v	righteousness_n	30,963	5	8.3122	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90394	Light or darknesse, displaying or hiding it self, as it pleaseth, and from or to whom it pleaseth: arraigning, judging, condemning, both the shame and glory of the creature, in all its severall breakings forth from, and appearances in, the creature. / Held forth to publike view in a sermon, a letter, and severall other inward openings. Through Isaac Penington, (junior) Esq;	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1650 (1650)	Wing P1177; Thomason E602_1; ESTC R206404	25,799	39

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judgement_n the_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n be_v chief_o erect_v in_o reference_n to_o thou_o to_o examine_v and_o find_v thou_o out_o and_o woe_n unto_o thou_o for_o thou_o shall_v not_o stand_v in_o judgement_n what_o ever_o thou_o think_v of_o thyself_o nay_o it_o shall_v be_v easy_o for_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n then_o for_o thou_o iii_o and_o what_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v that_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o course_n and_o progress_n of_o the_o judgement_n first_o that_o unrighteousness_n shall_v be_v set_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n in_o all_o the_o sort_n and_o degree_n of_o it_o according_a to_o the_o several_a rule_n and_o administration_n of_o it_o and_o it_o condemn_v and_o righteousness_n in_o its_o several_a kind_n and_o degree_n justify_v then_o that_o righteousness_n shall_v be_v bring_v upon_o the_o stage_n in_o its_o several_a kind_n and_o degree_n and_o it_o condemn_v and_o unrighteousness_n justify_v then_o that_o both_o 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adam_n have_v his_o law_n of_o forbear_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n the_o jew_n they_o of_o circumcision_n keep_v the_o passover_n etc._n etc._n christian_n they_o likewise_o of_o faith_n love_n spiritual_a obedience_n spiritual_a worship_n a_o sweet_a meek_a humble_a heavenly_a conversation_n etc._n etc._n now_o so_o far_o as_o each_o of_o these_o do_v answer_v their_o peculiar_a law_n they_o come_v towards_o that_o perfection_n towards_o that_o righteousness_n which_o they_o be_v appoint_v to_o and_o which_o be_v to_o be_v measure_v thereby_o so_o far_o as_o they_o deviate_v they_o come_v towards_o and_o into_o a_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n both_o which_o be_v not_o absolute_a but_o only_o under_o and_o by_o the_o force_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o present_a administration_n he_o destroy_v destruction_n be_v put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o state_n when_o the_o life_n and_o be_v of_o a_o person_n be_v put_v out_o he_o be_v destroy_v when_o the_o plague_n of_o god_n light_n on_o 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