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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85045	A discourse of the visible church. In a large debate of this famous question, viz. whether the visible church may be considered to be truely a church of Christ without respect to saving grace? Affirm. Whereunto is added a brief discussion of these three questions. viz. 1. What doth constitute visible church-membership. 2. What doth distinguish it, or render it visible. 3. What doth destroy it, or render it null? Together with a large application of the whole, by way of inference to our churches, sacraments, and censures. Also an appendix touching confirmation, occasioned by the Reverend Mr. Hanmore his pious and learned exercitation of confirmation. By Francis Fulwood minister of the gospel at West-Alvington in Devon.	Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693.	1658 (1658)	Wing F2500; Thomason E947_3; ESTC R207619	279,090	362

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lose_v if_o they_o be_v none_o of_o his_o people_n indeed_o that_o be_v ignorant_a or_o do_v rebel_v wherewith_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n have_v adorn_v the_o place_n in_o so_o divine_a and_o excellent_a flower_n woe_n be_v to_o they_o who_o be_v call_v a_o holy_a people_n and_o yet_o have_v sin_v a_o choose_a congregation_n and_o yet_o have_v multiply_v transgression_n their_o surname_n or_o their_o name_n of_o grace_n be_v a_o elect_a seed_n yet_o they_o have_v do_v evil_a they_o be_v call_v belove_v son_n and_o yet_o they_o have_v corrupt_v their_o way_n they_o have_v relinquish_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o detest_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n the_o instance_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n shall_v be_v the_o church_n of_o the_o laodicean_n rev._n 3._o 14._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la where_o also_o first_o observe_v the_o charge_n of_o christ_n against_o she_o and_o first_o negative_o there_o be_v not_o one_o thing_n in_o she_o that_o christ_n

thus_o excommunicate_a have_v yet_o both_o habitual_a and_o actual_a communion_n in_o part_n with_o the_o church_n either_o of_o which_o be_v far_o more_o than_o a_o bare_a conditional_a or_o potential_a communion_n with_o it_o and_o therefore_o participate_v of_o the_o essence_n and_o cease_v not_o whole_o to_o be_v a_o member_n thereof_o 1._o a_o excommunicate_a person_n have_v habitual_a communion_n with_o the_o church_n which_o be_v real_a and_o more_o than_o potential_a though_o he_o habitual_a habitual_a shall_v have_v actual_a communion_n this_o have_v large_o appear_v before_o for_o his_o communion_n be_v only_o suspend_v upon_o expectation_n of_o satisfaction_n and_o he_o have_v it_o in_o desire_n and_o in_o the_o preparation_n of_o mind_n and_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n viz._n baptism_n be_v yet_o in_o force_n upon_o he_o 2._o yea_o such_o a_o excommunicate_a person_n have_v actual_a commmunion_n with_o the_o church_n in_o many_o though_o not_o all_o her_o 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