Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	know_v	sin_n	transgression_n	7,418	5	10.8200	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80790	The doctrine of faith. Or, The prime and principall points which a Christian is to know and believe. Handled in sundry sermons upon texts of scripture selected and chosen for the purpose. Wherein the method of the creed, (commonly called the Apostles Creed) is observed; and the articles thereof are confirmed, explained and applied, for the instructing of the ignorant, and the establishing of all in the truth. / By Christopher Cartwright, Minister of the Word at York.	Cartwright, Christopher, 1602-1658.	1650 (1650)	Wing C687; Thomason E1231_1; ESTC R14778	283,812	488

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thessalonian_o mere_o by_o word_n which_o he_o do_v not_o deliver_v by_o writing_n but_o no_o marvel_n if_o the_o papist_n so_o contend_v for_o tradition_n when_o as_o they_o hold_v and_o maintain_v many_o doctrine_n as_o purgatory_n prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a prayer_n to_o saint_n and_o a_o hundred_o more_o which_o have_v no_o ground_n at_o all_o in_o scripture_n but_o be_v most_o repugnant_a to_o it_o they_o be_v like_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o pharisee_n who_o as_o josephus_n relate_v of_o they_o deliver_v many_o rite_n and_o custom_n to_o the_o people_n which_o be_v not_o write_v but_o receive_v only_o by_o tradition_n and_o so_o much_o also_o the_o scripture_n show_v of_o they_o mar._n 7._o 3_o 4._o but_o see_v how_o our_o saviour_n censure_v they_o for_o this_o mar._n 7._o 7_o 8_o 9_o again_o they_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n will_v not_o allow_v we_o to_o build_v upon_o the_o scripture_n but_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v indeed_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n for_o so_o they_o resolve_v all_o at_o length_n into_o he_o his_o decree_n and_o determination_n they_o will_v have_v all_o to_o submit_v unto_o without_o any_o more_o ado_n without_o examine_v or_o consider_v whether_o they_o be_v consonant_n or_o no_o unto_o scripture_n but_o to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o testimony_n say_v the_o prophet_n esay_n if_o they_o speak_v not_o according_a to_o this_o 20._o isa_n 8._o 20._o word_n it_o be_v because_o they_o have_v no_o light_n in_o they_o ob._n they_o object_v that_o heretic_n allege_v scripture_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o rest_v in_o it_o answ_n i_o answer_v so_o the_o devil_n do_v allege_v scripture_n yet_o do_v our_o saviour_n confute_v he_o by_o scripture_n mat._n 4._o and_o so_o by_o scripture_n must_v heretic_n be_v confute_v although_o in_o defence_n of_o their_o heresy_n they_o allege_v scripture_n see_v act._n 18._o 28._o but_o again_o they_o of_o the_o romish_a church_n withhold_v the_o scripture_n from_o people_n and_o will_v not_o without_o special_a dispensation_n allow_v they_o to_o look_v into_o it_o and_o how_o then_o shall_v their_o faith_n be_v ground_v upon_o it_o as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v they_o pretend_v that_o the_o scripture_n be_v dark_a and_o difficult_a and_o so_o by_o misunderstand_v it_o people_n fall_v into_o error_n and_o heresy_n but_o we_o will_v believe_v the_o scripture_n rather_o than_o they_o and_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o though_o there_o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●_o pet._n 3._o 16._o be_v some_o thing_n in_o it_o hard_o to_o be_v understand_v yet_o that_o neither_o all_o thing_n in_o it_o nor_o the_o most_o be_v such_o but_o that_o as_o there_o be_v that_o which_o may_v puzzle_v the_o most_o learned_a so_o that_o which_o may_v instruct_v the_o most_o simple_a