Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	incline_v	keep_v	law_n	16,141	5	7.9682	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52574	New-Englands duty and interest to be an habitation of justice and mountain of holiness containing doctrine, caution, & comfort : with something relating to the restaurations, reformations, and benedictions promised to the church and world in the latter dayes : with grounds of hope, that America in general & New-England in particular may may have a part therein : preached to the General Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay, at the anniversary election, May 25, 1698 / by Nicholas Noyes ...	Noyes, Nicholas, 1647-1717.	1698 (1698)	Wing N1461; ESTC R16814	53,865	112

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after_o can_v not_o disannul_v it_o and_o make_v it_o a_o absurd_a thing_n for_o any_o to_o think_v that_o righteousness_n come_v by_o the_o law_n and_o if_o so_o say_v he_o than_o christ_n be_v dead_a in_o vain_a gal._n 2.21_o gal._n 3.17_o 18_o 21._o the_o jew_n take_v the_o law_n in_o that_o sense_n as_o when_o luther_n call_v it_o moses_n mosissimus_fw-la a_o strict_a covenant_n of_o work_n but_o have_v lose_v that_o sense_n of_o it_o wherein_o luther_n call_v it_o moses_n aaronicus_fw-la a_o ●●arker_a dispensation_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n a_o schoolmaster_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o christ_n the_o apostle_n know_v now_o to_o urge_v obedience_n to_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o to_o lay_v man_n under_o obligation_n to_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n by_o its_o authority_n and_o motive_n without_o urge_v a_o necessity_n of_o perfect_a and_o personal_a obedience_n to_o it_o in_o order_n to_o justification_n and_o eternal_a life_n he_o can_v and_o do_v urge_v it_o as_o a_o rule_n of_o life_n without_o make_v it_o a_o covenant_n of_o life_n and_o rule_v whereby_o man_n can_v be_v justify_v act_n 13.38_o 39_o through_o this_o man_n be_v preach_v unto_o you_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o by_o he_o all_o that_o belive_o be_v justify_v from_o all_o thing_n from_o which_o you_o can_v not_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n he_o can_v deny_v the_o law_n to_o justify_v and_o yet_o not_o make_v christ_n the_o minister_n of_o sin_n he_o can_v preach_v the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n without_o cast_v any_o blemish_n upon_o the_o law_n or_o encourage_v sinner_n to_o continue_v in_o sin_n because_o grace_n have_v abound_v rom._n 6.1_o compare_v with_o the_o forego_n chapter_n and_o do_v maintain_v that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o bring_v salvation_n agree_v with_o the_o law_n in_o this_o it_o teach_v man_n to_o deny_v ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n and_o to_o live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n titus_n 2.11_o 12._o 5._o to_o teach_v we_o that_o christian_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o their_o instruction_n example_n &_o comfort_n although_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v total_o abolish_v as_o to_o its_o practice_n yet_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o type_v out_o or_o prefigure_v christ_n his_o grace_n action_n suffering_n and_o benefit_n and_o be_v some_o way_n instructive_a about_o moral_a duty_n the_o understanding_n of_o it_o be_v many_o way_n useful_a to_o christian_n as_o may_v be_v show_v in_o apostolical_a argumentation_n so_o heb._n 9_o throughout_o 1_o cor._n 9.8_o 9_o 13_o 14._o the_o judicial_a law_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v local_a and_o peculiar_a to_o the_o jew_n bind_v not_o yet_o