Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	justify_v	righteousness_n	work_n	23,271	5	6.5234	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59840	A practical discourse concerning death by William Sherlock ...	Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1689 (1689)	Wing S3312; ESTC R226804	147,548	359

the_o great_a sinner_n to_o baptism_n and_o justify_v they_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o what_o the_o gospel_n require_v of_o baptize_v christian_n to_o continue_v in_o this_o justify_v state_n in_o the_o first_o case_n nothing_o be_v require_v but_o faith_n and_o repentance_n upon_o which_o account_n we_o be_v so_o frequent_o say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n not_o by_o the_o deed_n 9_o of_o the_o law_n to_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n to_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n through_o faith_n not_o of_o work_n lest_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_v and_o i_o believe_v upon_o inquiry_n it_o will_v be_v find_v that_o justification_n by_o faith_n always_o relate_v to_o this_o baptismal_a justification_n when_o by_o baptism_n we_o be_v receive_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o into_o a_o justify_v state_n only_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n and_o through_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n which_o one_o thing_n well_o consider_v will_v put_v a_o end_n to_o most_o of_o the_o dispute_n about_o justification_n and_o about_o faith_n and_o work_n which_o i_o can_v explain_v now_o but_o shall_v only_o observe_v that_o the_o constant_a opposition_n between_o justification_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o justification_n by_o circumcision_n and_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n to_o the_o 3._o observation_n of_o which_o they_o be_v oblige_v by_o circumcision_n be_v a_o manifest_a proof_n that_o justification_n by_o faith_n be_v our_o justification_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n in_o baptism_n which_o be_v our_o admission_n into_o the_o christian_a church_n make_v we_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o child_n of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o justification_n as_o circumcision_n former_o make_v they_o god_n peculiar_a people_n in_o covenant_n with_o he_o which_o be_v the_o justification_n of_o circumcision_n and_o justification_n by_o faith_n and_o 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