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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	world_n	wrath_n	year_n	27	3	4.3646	4	false

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A46995	An exact collection of the works of Doctor Jackson ... such as were not published before : Christ exercising his everlasting priesthood ... or, a treatise of that knowledge of Christ which consists in the true estimate or experimental valuation of his death, resurrection, and exercise of his everlasting sacerdotal function ... : this estimate cannot rightly be made without a right understanding of the primeval state of Adam ...; Works. Selections. 1654	Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640.; Oley, Barnabas, 1602-1686.	1654 (1654)	Wing J89; ESTC R33614	442,514	358

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man_n or_o the_o faculty_n of_o man_n as_o they_o be_v pollute_v 3036_o sect._n iii_o of_o servitude_n unto_o sin_n who_o be_v proper_o servant_n unto_o it_o and_o by_o it_o unto_o satan_n 3039_o chap._n 14._o that_o even_o those_o jew_n which_o in_o part_n do_v believe_v in_o christ_n be_v true_a servant_n unto_o sin_n 3039_o 15._o contain_v the_o general_a head_n of_o this_o whole_a treatise_n and_o of_o the_o distinction_n betwixt_o slave_n and_o those_o which_o be_v call_v hire_v servant_n or_o apprentice_n or_o freeborn_a person_n in_o their_o nonage_n 3042_o 16._o that_o the_o former_a difference_n of_o servitude_n or_o distinction_n of_o servant_n be_v set_v down_o and_o allow_v by_o god_n himself_o 3044_o 17._o what_o analogy_n or_o proportion_n civil_a servitude_n have_v with_o true_a servitude_n unto_o sin_n 3047_o 18._o of_o the_o several_a branch_n of_o servitude_n unto_o sin_n 3051_o 19_o of_o the_o excellent_a notion_n which_o tully_n and_o some_o heathen_a roman_n of_o 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of_o it_o in_o the_o generality_n what_o branch_n or_o portion_n of_o this_o freewill_n be_v in_o the_o man_n altogether_o unregenerate_a or_o in_o debauch_a and_o heinous_a sinner_n 3080_o 24._o of_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o controversy_n concern_v freewill_n with_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o have_v trouble_v the_o church_n so_o long_o 3080_o 25._o of_o the_o divers_a acception_n or_o signification_n of_o freedom_n or_o freeness_n and_o of_o the_o several_a sort_n or_o degree_n of_o freedom_n in_o creature_n inanimate_a vegetable_a sensitive_a and_o rational_a 3082_o 26._o contain_v the_o definition_n and_o property_n of_o free_a cause_n or_o agent_n proper_o so_o call_v 3087_o 27._o of_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o servitude_n and_o freedom_n in_o collapse_a angel_n and_o unregenerate_a man_n and_o of_o the_o inequality_n of_o

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1._o 12_o 13_o 3213_o 2._o 23_o etc._n etc._n 3076_o 3._o 36_o 3158_o 5._o 44_o 3126_o 6._o 15_o 3073_o  _fw-fr 27_o 3110_o 8._o  _fw-fr 3252_o  _fw-fr 30_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34_o 35._o 36._o 3017_o 8._o from_o 12._o v._o to_o the_o end_n 3072_o 8._o 31_o 32_o 33_o 3039_o  _fw-fr 36_o 3069_o  _fw-fr 41_o 3214_o  _fw-fr 44_o 3053_o 14._o 15_o 23_o 24_o 3078_o 15._o 1_o 3084_o  _fw-fr 5_o 3111_o  _fw-fr 10._o 3078_o 19_o 12_o 15_o 16_o 3065_o 20._o 23_o 3303_o acts._n 3._o  _fw-fr 3207_o 25._o 26_o 3303_o 10._o 34_o 3205_o 13._o 48_o 3167_o 15._o 9_o 3111_o 16._o 14_o 3112_o roman_n 1._o 23_o 3015_o 2._o 5_o 3055_o  _fw-fr 14_o 15_o 3118_o  _fw-fr 15_o 3054_o 4._o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o 3275_o 5._o 1_o 2_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o 3278_o  _fw-fr 13_o 20_o 3025_o 6._o 16_o 3048_o  _fw-fr 19_o 3125_o 7._o 9_o 3158_o  _fw-fr 7_o 9_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 3026_o  _fw-fr 14_o 15_o 19_o 3051_o  _fw-fr 8_o 9_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 3019_o 8._o 11_o 12_o 13._o 3096_o  _fw-fr 13_o 3146_o  _fw-fr 13_o 3159_o  _fw-fr 38_o 39_o 3212_o 9_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o ibid._n  _fw-fr 3_o 3171_o  _fw-fr 6_o 3212_o  _fw-fr 8_o 3213_o  _fw-fr 16_o 3210_o  _fw-fr 16_o 3214_o  _fw-fr 17_o 3201_o  _fw-fr 17_o 3225_o  _fw-fr 18_o to_o 24._o 3222_o  _fw-fr 18._o 3205_o  _fw-fr 19_o 3202_o  _fw-fr 19_o 3225_o  _fw-fr 20._o 3228_o  _fw-fr 22._o 3191_o  _fw-fr 30_o 32._o 3211_o 10._o 1_o 2._o 3211_o 11._o  _fw-fr 3133_o 11._o 11_o 12_o 28_o 29._o ibid._n  _fw-fr 11._o 3208_o 12._o 1._o 3159_o 13._o 13_o 14._o 3108_o 1_o corinthian_n 2._o 9_o etc._n etc._n 3116_o 3._o 9_o 3084_o 8._o 7_o 3118_o 9_o 26_o 3103_o 10._o 11_o 12_o 3152_o 16._o 22_o 3171_o 2_o corinthian_n 5._o 17_o to_o 21._o 3278_o  _fw-fr 18_o 19_o 3267_o  _fw-fr 20_o 21._o 3268_o galatian_n 4._o 1_o 2_o 3042_o  _fw-fr 24_o 3071_o 5._o  _fw-fr 3162_o  _fw-fr 12_o 3180_o  _fw-fr 16_o 17_o 3123_o  _fw-fr 19_o 20_o 21._o 3097_o  _fw-fr 21_o 3104_o  _fw-fr 24_o 3105_o ephesian_n 1._o 11_o 3177_o 4._o 18_o 19_o 3051_o  _fw-fr 22_o 23_o 3119_o 5._o 5_o 3098_o  _fw-fr 18._o 3126_o philippian_n 2._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o 3277_o  _fw-fr 12._o 3109_o  _fw-fr 13._o 3110_o &_o 3143_o 4._o 3._o 3153_o 1_o thessalonian_o 4._o 3._o 3223_o 5._o 23._o 3118_o 1_o timothy_n 2._o 15_o 3031_o  _fw-fr 14_o 3028_o 6._o 5_o 3119_o  _fw-fr 9_o 3064_o 2_o timothy_n 2._o 19_o 3055_o  _fw-fr 21._o 3111_o  _fw-fr 26_o 3028_o hebrew_n 1._o 3_o 3300_o  _fw-fr 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n 13_o 3246_o 3._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 3069_o  _fw-fr 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 3071_o  _fw-fr 7_o 13_o 16_o 3149_o  _fw-fr 12_o 13_o 3246_o  _fw-fr 14_o 3153_o 4._o 1_o 3246_o 5._o 9_o 3015_o 6._o 19_o 20_o 3256_o 6._o 19_o 3303_o 6._o 20_o ibid._n 6._o 17_o 3302_o 7._o 3_o 3279_o 8_o 1_o 2_o 3253_o  _fw-fr 3_o 4_o 5_o 3255_o 9_o  _fw-fr 3263_o  _fw-fr 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 3255_o  _fw-fr 11_o etc._n etc._n 3258_o  _fw-fr 13_o 3263_o  _fw-fr 14_o 3159_o  _fw-fr 14_o 3271_o  _fw-fr 14_o 3302_o  _fw-fr 13_o and_o 14_o 3298_o  _fw-fr 15_o 3261_o 9_o 23_o 24._o 3303_o  _fw-fr 18_o to_o 23_o 3257_o  _fw-fr 24_o 3301_o 10._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 3263_o  _fw-fr 10_o to_o 18_o ibid._n  _fw-fr 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o 3302_o 11._o 23._o 3191_o  _fw-fr 39_o 40._o 3256_o 12._o 3._o 3262_o  _fw-fr 24._o 3269_o  _fw-fr 24._o 3301_o james_n 1._o 13._o 3165_o  _fw-fr 14._o 3063_o 2._o 23._o 3152_o 4._o 8._o 3110_o  _fw-fr 10._o 3220_o 1_o peter_n 1._o 18._o 3297_o 2._o 8._o 3167_o 3._o 21._o 3272_o 2_o peter_n 1._o 10_o 11._o 3246_o 2._o  _fw-fr 3048_o 1_o john_n 1._o 7._o 3298_o 1._o 6_o 7_o 8._o 3269_o  _fw-fr 8._o 3018_o 3_o 3._o 3110_o judas_n  _fw-fr 4._o 3164_o  _fw-fr 4._o 3173_o  _fw-fr 5._o 3172_o  _fw-fr 8_o 9_o 3171_o  _fw-fr 11._o 3169_o  _fw-fr 11_o 13._o 3166_o  _fw-fr 12_o 13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n 3170_o  _fw-fr 22._o 3171_o revelation_n 3._o 5_o 12._o 3153_o 20._o 12._o ibid._n 20._o 12._o 3167_o a_o treatise_n of_o the_o primaeval_n estate_n of_o the_o first_o man._n of_o the_o manner_n how_o sin_n find_v entrance_n into_o and_o be_v propagate_v in_o the_o world_n of_o the_o 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letter_n in_o the_o alphabet_n a._n a_o aronical_a priesthood_n far_o inferior_a to_o christ_n 3268_o etc._n etc._n aaron_z see_v priesthood_n abraham_n in_o god_n promise_n to_o he_o assurance_n of_o faith_n to_o be_v seek_v 3267_o abraham_n bay_n 3256_o abraham_n see_v promise_n active_a passive_a see_v conversion_n some_o action_n require_v in_o we_o that_o grace_n may_v be_v create_v in_o we_o viz._n to_o make_v we_o mere_a passives_n 3107._o &c_n &c_n 3115._o 3143_o these_o action_n or_o endeavour_n necessary_a necessitate_v praecepti_fw-la &_o necessitate_n medii_fw-la 3191_o adam_n like_o his_o maker_n 3091_o adam_n god_n deal_v not_o so_o hardly_o with_o he_o as_o some_o say_v he_o do_v 3015_o adam_n first_o sin_n actual_a and_o voluntary_a 3101_o adam_n prerogative_n opinion_n about_o they_o compatible_a contend_v not_o contradictory_n 3003._o 3008_o adam_n righteousness_n not_o supernatural_a 3004_o 3033_o church_n of_o rome_n bind_v to_o maintain_v that_o it_o be_v 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