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	righteousness_n	work_n	41,517	5	6.8201	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00746	The calling of the Ievves A present to Iudah and the children of Israel that ioyned with him, and to Ioseph (the valiant tribe of Ephraim) and all the house of Israel that ioyned with him. The Lord giue them grace, that they may returne and seeke Iehovah their God, and Dauid their King, in these latter dayes. There is prefixed an epistle vnto them, written for their sake in the Hebrue tongue, and translated into English. Published by William Gouge, B. of D. and preacher of Gods word in Blackefryers. London.	Finch, Henry, Sir, d. 1625.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1621 (1621)	STC 10874; ESTC S102095	158,276	326

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their_o own_o in_o herent_fw-la virtue_n all_o come_v from_o god_n grace_n and_o power_n only_o we_o be_v weak_a and_o silly_a worm_n to_o encounter_v with_o so_o great_a and_o mighty_a foe_n as_o fight_v against_o we_o on_o every_o side_n it_o be_v he_o that_o do_v set_v his_o fence_n about_o we_o and_o guard_v our_o wall_n and_o bulwark_n psal_n 60._o 14._o through_o god_n we_o shall_v do_v valiant_o and_o he_o tread_v down_o our_o foe_n salvation_n we_o need_v not_o fear_v in_o anything_o for_o it_o it_o be_v not_o slight_a and_o small_a succour_n we_o have_v from_o he_o salvation_n all_o manner_n of_o health_n and_o safety_n he_o do_v minister_v if_o one_o help_n will_v not_o do_v it_o he_o be_v ready_a with_o a_o other_o satan_n can_v not_o have_v so_o many_o mean_n to_o foyleu_n as_o he_o have_v mean_n to_o keep_v and_o hold_v we_o up_o 2._o open_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o gate_n to_o let_v in_o god_n people_n into_o the_o church_n and_o to_o make_v they_o 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