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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	covenant_n	law_n	moral_a	3,209	5	10.1955	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39674	Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and remedies of mental errors written some months since, and now made publick, both for the healing and prevention of the sins and calamities which have broken in this way upon the churches of Christ, to the great scandal of religion, hardening of the wicked, and obstruction of Reformation : whereunto are subjoined by way of appendix : I. Vindiciarum vindex, being a succinct, but full answer to Mr. Philip Cary's weak and impertinent exceptions to my Vindiciæ legis & fæderis, II. a synopsis of ancient and modern Antinomian errors, with scriptural arguments and reasons against them, III. a sermon composed for the preventing and healing of rents and divisions in the churches of Christ / by John Flavell ... ; with an epistle by several divines, relating to Dr. Crisp's works.	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.	1691 (1691)	Wing F1175; ESTC R21865	194,574	498

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other_o refer_v unto_o it_o 2._o from_o v_o 16._o 376._o he_o further_o prove_v that_o as_o god_n covenant_n with_o abraham_n be_v most_o constant_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o unvariableness_n of_o he_o that_o make_v it_o so_o it_o can_v never_o expire_v for_o want_v of_o a_o seed_n to_o who_o it_o be_v make_v 377._o 3._o from_o v_o 17._o he_o prove_v that_o if_o another_o law_n be_v make_v after_o the_o promise_n which_o prima_fw-la specie_fw-la and_o in_o strict_a construction_n do_v imply_v a_o contradiction_n to_o the_o term_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o former_a law_n than_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o latter_a law_n must_v be_v understand_v in_o some_o other_o sense_n and_o admit_v of_o some_o other_o subordinate_a use_n which_o may_v well_o consist_v with_o the_o be_v and_o force_n of_o the_o former_a covenant_n 4._o from_o v_o 18._o he_o prove_v that_o the_o come_n of_o the_o law_n have_v not_o void_v the_o promise_n and_o that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o of_o 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learn_v to_o cast_v all_o their_o faith_n hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o righteousness_n upon_o he_o still_o this_o then_o manifest_o show_v 380._o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o intention_n in_o publish_v the_o law_n but_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o seed_n that_o be_v with_o evangelical_n purpose_n to_o show_v mercy_n not_o with_o reference_n to_o those_o that_o perish_v who_o will_v have_v have_v condemnation_n enough_o without_o the_o law_n and_o further_o strengthen_v his_o conclusion_n from_o the_o last_o word_n of_o vers_fw-la 19_o that_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o angel_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mediator_n this_o say_v he_o evident_o declare_v that_o the_o law_n be_v publish_v in_o mercy_n and_o pacification_n not_o in_o fury_n or_o revenge_n for_o the_o work_n of_o a_o mediator_n be_v to_o negotiate_v peace_n and_o treat_v of_o reconcilement_n between_o party_n offend_v whereas_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v intend_v death_n in_o the_o publish_n of_o the_o law_n he_o will_v 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as_o it_o be_v overrule_v reduce_v and_o final_o issue_v by_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n under_o this_o consideration_n of_o sin_n which_o rather_o respect_v the_o future_a than_o present_a state_n the_o antinomian_o only_o respect_v the_o hurt_n or_o evil_a of_o it_o overlook_a both_o the_o former_a consideration_n of_o sin_n which_o concern_v the_o present_a state_n of_o believer_n and_o so_o rash_o pronounce_v sin_n can_v do_v believer_n no_o hurt_n a_o assertion_n tend_v to_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o looseness_n and_o licentiousness_n a_o man_n drink_v deadly_a poison_n and_o be_v after_o many_o month_n recover_v by_o the_o skill_n of_o a_o excellent_a physician_n shall_v we_o say_v there_o be_v no_o hurt_n in_o it_o because_o the_o man_n die_v not_o of_o it_o sure_o those_o fearful_a twinge_n he_o feel_v his_o loss_n of_o strength_n and_o stomach_n be_v hurtful_a to_o he_o though_o he_o escape_v with_o life_n and_o get_v this_o advantage_n by_o it_o to_o be_v more_o wary_a for_o 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