Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	abraham_n	covenant_n	jew_n	1,304	5	7.0788	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23656	Animadversions on that part of Mr. Robert Ferguson's book entituled The interest of reason in religion which treats of justification in a letter to a friend.	Allen, William, d. 1686.	1676 (1676)	Wing A1054; ESTC R5034	44,339	112

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be_v so_o i_o leave_v you_o to_o judge_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o need_n of_o or_o any_o occasion_n for_o such_o a_o formal_a imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n unto_o our_o justification_n to_o answer_v the_o law_n in_o its_o demand_n of_o perfect_a legal_a obedience_n as_o a_o condition_n of_o it_o and_o the_o accusation_n thereof_o for_o want_n of_o it_o as_o mr._n f._n contend_v for_o and_o mr._n s._n oppose_v for_o this_o demand_n and_o this_o accusation_n be_v take_v off_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o new_a covenant_n found_v by_o god_n in_o christ_n active_a and_o passive_a obedience_n take_v place_n and_o this_o benefit_n of_o have_v new_a term_n of_o life_n grant_v which_o accrue_v to_o the_o world_n by_o christ_n mediatory_a undertake_n do_v not_o at_o all_o depend_v upon_o our_o believe_v in_o christ_n but_o be_v absolute_o free_a and_o that_o wherein_o he_o have_v be_v aforehand_o with_o we_o and_o with_o all_o man_n which_o have_v be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n 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universal_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o pray_v you_o consider_v the_o declaration_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o favour_n to_o all_o mankind_n in_o those_o word_n of_o he_o to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n mention_v no_o less_o than_o five_o time_n in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n viz._n in_o thou_o and_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o family_n all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v chap._n 12.3_o and_o 18.18_o and_o 22.18_o and_o 26.4_o and_o 28.14_o by_o which_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n indeed_o understand_v that_o in_o time_n all_o nation_n shall_v become_v proselyte_n to_o judaisme_n and_o their_o nation_n become_v the_o head_n of_o all_o nation_n and_o the_o messiah_n a_o glorious_a visible_a head_n over_o they_o but_o in_o opposition_n hereto_o and_o to_o their_o expectation_n of_o justification_n by_o the_o law_n st._n paul_n interpret_v it_o to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n establish_v in_o christ_n with_o all_o nation_n and_o family_n of_o the_o 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one_o in_o conjunction_n with_o faith_n in_o christ_n to_o be_v sufficient_a to_o that_o end_n now_o whether_o mr._n f._n himself_o do_v deny_v inherent_a grace_n to_o be_v at_o all_o impute_v for_o righteousness_n in_o our_o justification_n or_o whether_o that_o it_o only_o be_v so_o i_o confess_v i_o can_v say_v but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v sufficient_a without_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o imputation_n wherein_o he_o be_v oppose_v one_o while_o he_o grant_v that_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o mere_a demand_n of_o the_o gospel_n we_o may_v in_o a_o proper_a sense_n be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v p._n 416._o at_o another_o turn_n he_o say_v that_o seclude_v not_o only_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n life_n but_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o his_o death_n as_o the_o matter_n and_o the_o imputation_n of_o it_o as_o the_o formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n it_o seem_v repugnant_a unto_o the_o immutability_n 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