Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	forbid_v	know_v	sin_n	6,464	5	5.7703	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30128	Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity shewing the ground from whence they flow in their godlike order in the duty of relations, as husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants &c. : with a word of direction to all backsliders / by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1663 (1663)	Wing B5492; ESTC R14817	52,342	160

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it_o not_o 〈◊〉_d trick_n up_o the_o body_n and_o why_o do_v they_o 〈◊〉_d pride_n trick_n up_o the_o body_n if_o it_o be_v no●_n 〈◊〉_d provoke_v both_o themselves_o and_o other_o 〈◊〉_d lust_n god_n know_v their_o heart_n without_o their_o outside_n and_o we_o know_v their_o heart_n by_o their_o outside_n my_o friend_n i_o be_o here_o treat_v of_o good_a work_n and_o persuade_v you_o to_o fly_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v henderance_n to_o they_o wherefore_o bear_v with_o my_o plainness_n when_o i_o speak_v against_o sin_n i_o will_v strike_v it_o through_o with_o every_o word_n because_o else_o it_o will_v strike_v we_o through_o with_o many_o sorrow_n 1_o tim._n 6._o 9_o 10._o i_o do_v not_o treat_v of_o good_a work_n as_o if_o the_o do_v of_o they_o will_v save_v we_o for_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o grace_n according_a to_o the_o hope_n of_o eternal_a life_n yet_o our_o sin_n and_o evil_a work_n will_v lay_v we_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o judgement_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n he_o that_o walk_v not_o upright_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v like_a to_o have_v his_o peace_n assault_v often_o both_o by_o the_o devil_n the_o law_n death_n and_o hell_n yea_o and_o 〈◊〉_d like_a to_o have_v god_n hide_v his_o face_n from_o he_o also_o for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o covetousness_n isa._n 57_o 17._o how_o can_v he_o that_o carry_v himself_o base_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n think_v he_o yet_o we●●_n behave_v himself_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o if_o so_o dim_a a_o light_n as_o be_v in_o man_n 〈◊〉_d just_o count_v thou_o as_o a_o transgressor_n 〈◊〉_d shall_v thy_o sin_n be_v hide_v from_o he_o who_o ey●●_n lid_v try_v the_o child_n of_o man_n psal._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v true_a faith_n without_o work_n justify_v we_o before_o god_n yet_o that_o faith_n th●_n be_v alone_o will_v be_v find_v to_o leave_v we_o sinne●_n in_o the_o sight_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n rom●_n 28._o &_o 4._o 5._o jam._n 2._o 18._o and_o though_o th●_n adde_v nothing_o to_o that_o which_o save_v th●_n by_o what_o thou_o can_v do_v yet_o thy_o righteousness_n may_v profit_v the_o son_n of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d also_o say_v the_o text_n but_o if_o thou_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d so_o careless_a as_o to_o say_v what_o care_v i_o for_o bei●●_n righteous_a to_o profit_v other_o i_o tell_v thou_o that_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v not_o in_o thou_o j●●_n 35._o 18._o 1_o joh_n 3._o 17._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 1_o 2_o 3._o walk_v therefore_o in_o god_n way_n and_o 〈◊〉_d they_o for_o this_o be_v your_o wisdom_n and_o y●●_n understand_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o nilon_n which_o