Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	sin_n	sin_v	transgression_n	4,837	5	10.4181	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42464	Mysterious cloudes and mistes, shunning the cleer light, a little further disclosed in a short answer to Mr. John Simpsons long appendix, entituled, Truth breaking forth through a cloud and mist of slanders, wherein the charge of slander, so far as it concerneth, both himself and some others, is taken of and removed / by Tho. Gataker ...	Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654.	1648 (1648)	Wing G324; ESTC R21793	15,658	16

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the_o promise_n a_o motive_n to_o encourage_v he_o to_o duty_n ans._n that_o to_o serve_v god_n for_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o legal_a reward_n and_o for_o fear_n of_o legal_a punishment_n be_v no_o christian_a service_n or_o in_o mr._n tindall_n word_n that_o to_o serve_v god_n for_o fear_v of_o hell_n or_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n be_v but_o shadow_n of_o good_a work_n quest_n 7._o whether_o peter_n person_n sin_v in_o deny_v christ_n or_o his_o flesh_n only_o ans._n that_o as_o it_o be_v in_o paul_n so_o in_o peter_n no_o long_o i_o but_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o i_o rom._n 7.17_o quest_n 8._o whether_o a_o believer_n in_o sin_v break_v any_o moral_a law_n ans._n sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o joh._n 3.4_o quest_n 9_o whether_o when_o peter_n weep_v bitter_o for_o deny_v christ_n he_o do_v it_o out_o of_o weakness_n of_o faith_n or_o duty_n to_o god_n answ_n peter_n weep_v may_v be_v from_o weak_a faith_n and_o so_o from_o fear_n or_o from_o strong_a faith_n 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whether_o a_o believer_n in_o the_o act_n of_o adultery_n or_o murder_n may_v enjoy_v as_o sweet_a communion_n with_o god_n as_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o any_o holy_a duty_n ans._n that_o the_o repetition_n of_o it_o be_v unfit_a for_o any_o christian_a mouth_n and_o ear_n quest_n 13._o whether_o god_n do_v chasten_v a_o believer_n for_o sin_n ans._n that_o the_o chastisement_n of_o our_o peace_n be_v upon_o he_o that_o be_v christ_n and_o that_o by_o his_o stripe_n we_o be_v heal_v isaiah_n 53.5_o quest_n 14._o whether_o a_o believer_n fall_v into_o sin_n ought_v not_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o actual_a pardon_n of_o it_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n or_o only_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o it_o to_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o the_o continuation_n of_o it_o ans._n that_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v explain_v to_o we_o out_o of_o the_o scripture_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o actual_a pardon_n and_o what_o by_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n then_o shall_v we_o be_v better_a able_a to_o 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