Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	jesus_n	justify_v	work_n	13,245	5	6.7887	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29073	A discourse about Christ and antichrist, or, A demonstration that Jesus is the Christ from the truth of his predictions, especially, the coming and the seduction of antichrist : to which is added a treatise about the resurrection / by Edward Bagshaw ...	Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671.	1661 (1661)	Wing B408; ESTC R37055	55,746	68

public_o proclaim_v that_o jesus_n be_v not_o the_o messiah_n but_o that_o he_o be_v just_o put_v to_o death_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o make_v infidelity_n a_o sin_n of_o so_o deep_a a_o dye_n in_o that_o it_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d undervalue_n and_o disesteem_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n 10.29_o heb._n 10.29_o and_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v shed_v by_o christ_n not_o for_o the_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n but_o for_o the_o expiation_n of_o his_o own_o he_o than_o that_o dare_v not_o say_v that_o jesus_n be_v just_o put_v to_o death_n let_v he_o forthwith_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v the_o christ_n i.e._n the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n for_o for_o the_o defence_n and_o in_o the_o maintenance_n of_o that_o assertion_n he_o die_v and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o second_o prediction_n the_o three_o and_o last_o prediction_n of_o our_o saviour_n 3._o predict_v 3._o which_o i_o shall_v insist_v upon_o be_v concern_v the_o come_n and_o seduction_n of_o 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and_o therefore_o to_o be_v believe_v and_o trust_v in_o the_o use_v i_o make_v of_o this_o use_v 1_o be_v to_o exhort_v all_o person_n that_o they_o will_v take_v this_o method_n which_o our_o saviour_n have_v prescribe_v and_o by_o compare_v his_o prediction_n with_o their_o event_n ascertain_v themselves_o that_o they_o have_v not_o follow_v 1.16_o 2_o pet._n 1.16_o as_o the_o apostle_n peter_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d artificial_o devise_v and_o well_o plot_v fable_n but_o that_o they_o may_v say_v with_o paul_n 6.14_o 2_o tim._n 1.12_o joh._n 6.14_o we_o know_v who_o we_o have_v believe_v we_o have_v search_v and_o try_v and_o we_o find_v that_o this_o be_v indeed_o that_o prophet_n which_o shall_v come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o this_o scrutiny_n i_o earnest_o recommend_v especial_o to_o two_o sort_n of_o person_n 1._o to_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n how_o unfit_a they_o be_v to_o convert_v other_o which_o be_v the_o only_a duty_n and_o end_n of_o preach_v 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who_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o be_v convert_v go_v and_o preach_v jesus_n in_o their_o synagogue_n that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o again_o 22._o ver._n 22._o say_v the_o text_n the_o more_o they_o rage_v the_o more_o confident_a he_o grow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d argue_v or_o strong_o prove_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o very_a christ_n 23._o act._n 28_o 23._o and_o thus_o he_o deal_v with_o those_o who_o come_v to_o he_o at_o rome_n he_o expound_v unto_o they_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d testify_a or_o vehement_o urge_v as_o the_o word_n signify_v act._n 20.21_o and_o persuade_v the_o thing_n of_o jesus_n from_o morning_n until_o evening_n out_o of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n thus_o likewise_o