Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	good_a	sin_n	transgression_n	4,384	5	10.5404	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00294	A booke intituled, The English Protestants recantation, in mattersof religion wherein is demonstratiuely proued, by the writings of the principall, and best learned English Protestant bishops, and doctors, and rules of their religion, published allowed, or subscribed vnto, bythem, since the comminge of our King Iames into England, that not onely all generall grownds of diuinitie, are against the[m], but in euery particular cheife question, betweene Catholicks & them, they are in errour, by their owne iudgments : diuided accordingly, into two parts, whereof the first entreateth of those generall grounds, the other of such particular controuersies, whereby will also manifestely appeare the vanitie of D. Morton Protest. Bishop of Chester his boke called Appeale, or, Ansuueare to the Catholicke authour of thebooke entituled, The Protestants apologie.	Broughton, Richard.	1617 (1617)	STC 10414; ESTC S2109	209,404	418

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confession_n helvetia_n basile_n boheme_n france_n belgia_n ausburge_n saxony_n wittemb_n sueve_v therefore_o we_o need_v not_o be_v doubtful_a of_o it_o by_o protestant_a proceed_n but_o to_o make_v it_o further_o and_o without_o all_o exception_n most_o apparent_o true_a i_o further_o argue_v in_o this_o manner_n that_o which_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o true_a primative_a church_n in_o this_o point_n be_v true_a doctrine_n but_o meritt_v of_o good_a work_n be_v then_o teach_v by_o it_o therefore_o it_o be_v true_a doctrine_n the_o mayor_n be_v evident_a before_o and_o the_o minor_n be_v prove_v thus_o by_o these_o protestant_n d._n morton_n from_o caluyn_n acknowledge_v 50._o morton_n apolog_n part_n 1._o pag_n 275._o 276._o covell_n modest_a exam_fw-la pag._n 120._o sutcliff_n subver_v pag._n 50._o that_o the_o word_n merit_n be_v use_v of_o the_o ancient_a father_n in_o obtain_v reward_n d._n covell_n assure_v we_o thus_o diverse_a both_o of_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a church_n 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singular_a in_o this_o consent_n i_o will_v add_v m._n bell_n to_o their_o number_n he_o 9_o bell_n trial_n of_o the_o new_a religion_n cap._n 9_o write_v thus_o true_a it_o be_v i_o free_o grant_v that_o the_o holy_a father_n do_v often_o use_v the_o word_n meritt_v and_o do_v often_o call_v the_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a meretorious_a and_o do_v not_o only_o yield_v that_o to_o be_v worthy_a and_o meretorious_a be_v all_o one_o but_o that_o such_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v reward_v with_o heaven_n i_o argue_v again_o in_o this_o order_n work_n that_o be_v reward_v in_o heaven_n may_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v do_v in_o respect_n of_o reward_n and_o bring_v a_o special_a worthiness_n unto_o the_o worker_n of_o they_o be_v meretorious_a but_o the_o good_a deed_n of_o christian_n do_v in_o grace_n be_v such_o therefore_o they_o be_v meretorious_a the_o mayor_n be_v evident_a before_o both_o by_o the_o description_n of_o reward_n by_o the_o grant_n of_o protestant_n and_o in_o respect_n that_o m._n bell_n last_o cite_v have_v assure_v we_o that_o to_o be_v worthy_a and_o to_o be_v meretorious_a be_v all_o one_o the_o minor_a be_v thus_o prove_v first_o m._n ormerode_n write_v thus_o you_o meaning_n catholic_n 53._o ormerod_n paganopapis_fw-la pag._n 53._o do_v notorious_o slander_v we_o protestant_n beare_v the_o world_n in_o hand_n we_o teach_v that_o none_o ought_v to_o do_v good_a in_o respect_n of_o reward_n be_v it_o know_v unto_o you_o we_o be_v far_o from_o teache_v that_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o do_v good_a in_o respect_n of_o reward_n m._n wotton_n have_v these_o word_n god_n will_v reward_v the_o 334._o wotton_n def_n of_o perk._n pag._n 302._o pag._n 334._o jest_n good_a work_n of_o any_o of_o his_o child_n and_o again_o they_o that_o be_v justify_v shall_v have_v a_o special_a worthiness_n in_o themselves_o when_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o receive_v their_o inheritance_n because_o they_o shall_v be_v true_o and_o full_o sanctify_v where_o 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justice_n inherent_a and_o subject_a as_o these_o man_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n must_v needs_o make_v they_o both_o true_o name_v and_o true_o and_o real_o to_o be_v just_a and_o this_o be_v evident_a through_o all_o the_o theological_a virtue_n faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n or_o love_n of_o god_n all_o one_o as_o in_o other_o virtue_n for_o as_o by_o prudence_n or_o wisdom_n a_o man_n be_v name_v and_o true_o be_v prudent_a and_o wise_a by_o temperance_n temperate_a and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n so_o by_o theological_a virtue_n reside_v and_o inherent_a in_o we_o we_o be_v name_v and_o true_o be_v as_o their_o denomination_n act_n and_o effect_n be_v of_o faith_n and_o belief_n we_o be_v only_o name_v and_o be_v faithful_a and_o beleeinge_v by_o hope_n hopeful_a or_o hopeinge_v by_o charity_n or_o love_n of_o god_n love_v of_o he_o and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n which_o be_v man_n justification_n as_o m._n wotton_n shall_v be_v witness_n in_o 175._o wotton_n def_n 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and_o before_o he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n which_o be_v before_o his_o faith_n so_o much_o urge_v by_o protestant_n in_o this_o question_n be_v so_o commend_v further_o i_o argue_v thus_o nothing_o that_o be_v error_n be_v true_a doctrine_n but_o the_o denial_n of_o justification_n by_o good_a work_n be_v error_n therefore_o not_o true_a doctrine_n the_o mayor_n be_v evident_o true_a for_o truth_n and_o error_n be_v opposite_n the_o minor_a be_v thus_o prove_v by_o d._n covell_n who_o word_n be_v these_o to_o say_v we_o claim_v nothing_o by_o any_o duty_n we_o do_v or_o any_o virtue_n we_o find_v 42._o covell_a def_n of_o hooker_n pag._n 42._o in_o ourselves_o in_o the_o best_a construction_n make_v but_o a_o harsh_a sound_n and_o discover_v the_o error_n which_o they_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v think_v we_o to_o hold_v where_o he_o direct_o call_v that_o error_n which_o the_o roman_a church_n have_v charge_v protestant_n with_o in_o this_o 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