Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28344	Vindiciæ foederis, or, A treatise of the covenant of God enterd with man-kinde in the several kindes and degrees of it, in which the agreement and respective differences of the covenant of works and the covenant of grace, of the old and new covenant are discust ... / [by] Thomas Blake ... ; whereunto is annexed a sermon preached at his funeral by Mr. Anthony Burgesse, and a funeral oration made at his death by Mr. Samuel Shaw.	Blake, Thomas, 1597?-1657.; Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664.; Shaw, Samuel, 1635-1696.	1658 (1658)	Wing B3150; ESTC R31595	453,190	558

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true_a notion_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n there_o be_v common_a principle_n that_o be_v the_o same_o in_o all_o religion_n and_o we_o must_v believe_v they_o to_o hold_v unless_o scripture_n hold_v forth_o a_o difference_n child_n four_o god_n own_v child_n bear_v in_o the_o church_n as_o by_o birth_n his_o his_o servant_n levit._n 25._o 39_o 40_o 41_o 42._o if_o thy_o brother_n that_o dwell_v by_o thou_o be_v wax_v poor_a and_o be_v sell_v unto_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o compel_v he_o to_o serve_v as_o a_o bond-servant_n but_o as_o a_o hire_a servant_n and_o as_o a_o sojourner_n he_o shall_v be_v with_o thou_o and_o shall_v serve_v thou_o unto_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n and_o then_o shall_v he_o depart_v from_o thou_o both_o he_o and_o his_o child_n with_o he_o and_o shall_v return_v unto_o his_o own_o family_n and_o unto_o the_o possession_n of_o his_o father_n shall_v he_o return_v for_o they_o be_v my_o servant_n root_n and_o branch_n parent_n and_o child_n be_v servant_n 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because_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o god_n house_n and_o be_v a_o child_n of_o a_o servant_n of_o he_o he_o plead_v his_o interest_n five_o condition_n if_o the_o child_n be_v not_o in_o covenant_n the_o parent_n and_o child_n be_v heterogeneal_a and_o respective_a to_o church-relation_n in_o the_o most_o opposite_a condition_n the_o parent_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o faith_n that_o he_o profess_v the_o child_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o satan_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o non-interest_n in_o the_o promise_n and_o want_v of_o title_n to_o covenant-relation_n but_o scripture_n make_v they_o still_o as_o one_o jew_n child_n be_v jew_n by_o nature_n gentile_n child_n be_v sinner_n that_o be_v gentile_n by_o nature_n the_o root_n be_v holy_a the_o branch_n be_v holy_a parent_n not_o sanctify_v child_n be_v unclean_a but_o parent_n