Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	john_n	sin_n	transgression_n	6,343	5	10.8416	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39120	Vindiciæ justificationis gratuitæ = Justification without conditions, or, The free justification of a sinner : explained, confirmed, and vindicated, from the exceptions, objections, and seeming absurdities, which are cast upon it, by the assertors of conditional justification : more especially from the attempts of Mr. B. Woodbridge in his sermon, entituled (Justification by faith), of Mr. Cranford in his Epistle to the reader, and of Mr. Baxter in some passages, which relate to the same matter : wherein also, the absoluteness of the New Covenant is proved, and the arguments against it, are disproved / by W. Eyre ...	Eyre, William, 1612 or 13-1670.; Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1654 (1654)	Wing E3947A; ESTC R40198	198,474	230

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be_v that_o by_o nature_n or_o in_o reference_n to_o their_o state_n in_o the_o first_o adam_n from_o who_o by_o natural_a propagation_n they_o descend_v they_o be_v child_n of_o wrath_n they_o can_v expect_v nothing_o but_o wrath_n and_o fiery_a indignation_n from_o god_n yet_o this_o hinder_v not_o but_o that_o by_o grace_n they_o may_v be_v the_o child_n of_o his_o love_n for_o so_o all_o the_o elect_n be_v while_o they_o be_v in_o their_o blood_n and_o pollution_n ezek._n 16.4_o 8._o the_o lord_n call_v they_o his_o son_n and_o child_n before_o conversion_n isai._n 43.6_o &_o 53.11_o &_o 8.18_o heb._n 2.9_o for_o it_o be_v not_o any_o inherent_a qualification_n but_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n that_o make_v they_o his_o child_n ephes._n 1.5_o rom._n 8.29_o john_n 17.6_o believer_n consider_v in_o themselves_o and_o as_o they_o come_v from_o the_o loin_n of_o adam_n be_v sinful_a and_o curse_a creature_n as_o vile_a and_o wretched_a as_o the_o devil_n himself_o though_o in_o 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to_o inflict_v upon_o they_o the_o punishment_n which_o their_o sin_n shall_v deserve_v and_o in_o this_o sense_n none_o but_o reprobate_n be_v under_o wrath_n who_o for_o this_o cause_n be_v say_v to_o be_v hate_v of_o god_n 2_o it_o note_v the_o threaten_n and_o commination_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 1.18_o psal._n 6.1_o hos._n 11.9_o ionas_n 3.9_o etc._n etc._n 3_o it_o note_v the_o execution_n of_o those_o threaten_n or_o the_o punishment_n threaten_v ephes._n 5.6_o luke_n 21.23_o matth._n 3.7_o now_o in_o the_o first_o and_o three_o sense_n the_o elect_n never_o be_v nor_o shall_v be_v under_o wrath_n god_n never_o intend_v to_o deal_v with_o they_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o law_n nor_o do_v he_o inflict_v upon_o they_o the_o least_o evil_a upon_o that_o account_n christ_n have_v free_v and_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o curse_n but_o as_o wrath_n be_v take_v in_o the_o second_o sense_n for_o the_o commination_n and_o threaten_n of_o the_o law_n so_o they_o be_v 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conscience_n be_v secure_v by_o better_a promise_n so_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o say_v that_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o elect_a before_o faith_n be_v under_o wrath_n and_o not_o their_o person_n and_o though_o their_o conscience_n do_v condemn_v they_o yet_o god_n do_v not_o but_o against_o this_o mr._n w._n have_v sundry_a exception_n §_o 7._o the_o condemnation_n they_o be_v under_o be_v the_o condemnation_n exception_n 1_o of_o the_o law_n which_o pronounce_v all_o man_n guilty_a not_o only_o in_o their_o own_o conscience_n but_o before_o god_n rom._n 3.19_o answ._n answ._n that_o the_o voice_n or_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n show_v not_o who_o be_v condemn_v of_o god_n but_o who_o be_v guilty_a and_o damnable_a in_o themselves_o if_o god_n shall_v deal_v with_o they_o by_o the_o law_n which_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 3.19_o 20._o that_o all_o the_o world_n may_v become_v guilty_a before_o god_n so_o indeed_o be_v all_o man_n consider_v according_a to_o what_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n psal._n 143.2_o but_o the_o elect_n as_o consider_v in_o the_o grace_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o god_n and_o the_o perfect_a satisfaction_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v discharge_v from_o this_o rigorous_a court_n their_o cause_n be_v judge_v at_o another_o bar._n §_o 8._o the_o condemnation_n of_o a_o unbeliever_n conscience_n be_v exception_n 2_o either_o true_a or_o false_a if_o true_a than_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o speak_v as_o the_o thing_n be_v and_o so_o god_n condemn_v as_o well_o as_o the_o conscience_n etc._n etc._n answ._n answ._n the_o testimony_n of_o a_o unbeliever_n conscience_n 〈◊〉_d true_a so_o far_o as_o it_o agree_v with_o the_o write_a word_n if_o it_o witness_v to_o a_o