Selected quad for the lemma: mind_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mind_n	good_a	law_n	will_n	2,395	5	6.3478	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06513	[A methodicall preface prefixed before the epistle to the Romanes ...] Made by the right reuerend father in and faithfull seruant of Christ Iesus, Martin Luther ...; Praefatio in Epistolam Pauli ad Romanos. English	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Wilkinson, William, d. 1613, attributed name.; Watkinson, William, fl. 1573-1594, attributed name.	1632 (1632)	STC 16986; ESTC S105157	20,999	82

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have_v prevail_v and_o avail_v for_o righteousness_n do_v not_o only_o not_o justify_v but_o rather_o increase_v &_o augment_v sin_n in_o we_o namely_o that_o grudge_v &_o fret_v of_o our_o nature_n daily_o stomack_v &_o murmur_v at_o god_n yea_o the_o more_o it_o do_v press_v we_o the_o more_o it_o stir_v up_o sin_n in_o our_o nature_n negata_fw-la nitimur_fw-la in_o vetitum_fw-la semper_fw-la cupimusque_fw-la negata_fw-la which_o go_v against_o all_o whatsoever_o be_v forbid_v therefore_o the_o more_o perfect_o we_o know_v the_o law_n the_o more_o misery_n we_o behold_v in_o ourselves_o and_o we_o see_v the_o better_a how_o that_o we_o have_v more_o need_n of_o christ_n 6._o chap._n 6._o in_o the_o 6_o chap._n he_o handle_v that_o great_a and_o chief_a work_n of_o faith_n to_o wit_n the_o warfare_n &_o conflict_n of_o christian_n betwixt_o the_o flesh_n &_o the_o spirit_n christian_n the_o warfare_n of_o christian_n for_o the_o flesh_n fight_v against_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o 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fruit_n unto_o god_n after_o this_o he_o do_v at_o large_a explicate_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n sin_n the_o nature_n of_o sin_n &_o of_o the_o law_n show_v the_o law_n to_o be_v the_o force_n and_o power_n of_o sin_n for_o the_o old_a adam_n or_o nature_n how_o much_o more_o it_o be_v press_v down_o by_o the_o law_n which_o of_o his_o own_o strength_n he_o can_v fulfil_v so_o much_o the_o more_o it_o do_v fr●t_a and_o fume_n against_o it_o and_o no_o marvel_n see_v it_o can_v do_v nothing_o of_o itself_o but_o sin_n therefore_o the_o law_n be_v unto_o it_o a_o punishment_n and_o death_n not_o that_o the_o law_n be_v evil_a but_o this_o be_v do_v through_o the_o fault_n of_o our_o own_o nature_n

it_o be_v and_o who_o he_o favour_v as_o very_o well_o appear_v in_o the_o 5_o chap._n where_o he_o distinguish_v gift_n from_o grace_n although_o now_o we_o have_v not_o th●_n fullness_n of_o this_o gift_n or_o of_o the_o spirit_n because_o in_o this_o life_n there_o will_v always_o remain_v in_o we_o re●nants_n of_o sin_n which_o fight_n again_o the_o spirlt_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v it_o in_o the_o 7_o chap._n and_o the_o 3_o galat●_n as_o also_o moses_n say_v in_o the_o 3_o ●_o gen._n that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o conflict_n betwixt_o the_o seed_n of_o th●_n woman_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n yet_o grace_n work_v this_o i●_n we_o that_o the_o relic_n of_o sin_n sha●_n not_o be_v impute_v unto_o we_o bu●_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v repute_v an●_n account_v before_o god_n as_o me●_n full_o and_o perfect_o just_a neither_o be_v the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o go●_n so_o imperfite_o bestow_v upo●_n we_o as_o we_o say_v the_o gift_n be_v fo●_n god_n rather_o do_v 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