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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86527	Heautonaparnumenos: or A treatise of self-denyall. Intended for the pulpit; but now committed to the presse for the publike benefit.	Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.	1646 (1646)	Wing H2649; Thomason E336_8; ESTC R18443	63,517	71

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the_o high_a call_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n that_o mark_n which_o st._n paul_n do_v and_o every_o true_a christian_n ought_v to_o propound_v unto_o himself_o in_o all_o his_o action_n but_o let_v we_o not_o thus_o rest_v in_o general_n but_o descend_v to_o more_o particular_n we_o hold_v that_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o whole_a both_o law_n and_o gospel_n be_v comprehend_v in_o those_o three_o theological_a virtue_n faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n now_o let_v we_o see_v what_o dependence_n each_o of_o these_o have_v on_o self-denial_n first_o for_o faith_n the_o most_o evangelicall_n virtue_n of_o they_o it_o be_v plain_a it_o be_v imply_v in_o this_o negative_a precept_n of_o self-denial_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o our_o expositor_n say_v the_o affirmative_a precept_n be_v imply_v in_o the_o negative_n of_o the_o decalogue_n it_o be_v true_a to_o deny_v ourselves_o be_v formal_o a_o affirmative_a action_n but_o material_o it_o be_v a_o negative_a it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o this_o not_o to_o assent_v unto_o ourselves_o he_o then_o that_o by_o antithesis_fw-la will_v raise_v a_o affirmative_a thereunto_o must_v acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v no_o other_o but_o this_o to_o assent_v and_o adbere_fw-la unto_o god_n now_o what_o else_o be_v this_o but_o faith_n which_o be_v no_o other_o but_o a_o affiance_n place_v in_o god_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o a_o simple_a assent_n of_o the_o mind_n only_o which_o be_v faith_n strict_o take_v or_o by_o a_o adberence_n also_o of_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n 15.6_o genes_n 15.6_o which_o be_v faith_n true_o justify_v and_o evangelicall_n this_o be_v that_o faith_n of_o abraham_n when_o 4.18_o rom._n 4.18_o not_o consider_v his_o own_o and_o sarah_n ineptitude_n to_o be_v parent_n he_o have_v a_o immovable_a respect_n unto_o the_o infallibility_n of_o god_n promise_n and_o that_o faith_n i_o be_o sure_a be_v justify_v this_o be_v that_o faith_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o st._n paul_n say_v 2.20_o galar_n 2.20_o he_o live_v not_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o he_o and_o the_o life_n that_o be_v live_v be_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n so_o that_o to_o preach_v this_o doctrine_n of_o self-denial_n be_v not_o to_o preach_v up_o the_o law_n and_o work_v again_o but_o clean_o contrary_a to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pure_o and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n for_o beside_o that_o our_o saviour_n urge_v this_o doctrine_n never_o any_o more_o and_o yet_o sure_o be_v no_o minister_n of_o the_o law_n as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o gospel_n the_o jew_n by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n seek_v to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n by_o their_o own_o strength_n to_o their_o own_o glory_n all_o which_o be_v utter_o inconsistent_a with_o self-denial_n whereas_o we_o christian_n by_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n establish_v not_o our_o own_o but_o god_n righteousness_n not_o by_o our_o own_o but_o by_o god_n strength_n not_o to_o our_o own_o but_o to_o 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