Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	covenant_n	new_a	testament_n	3,153	5	9.2672	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01033	A treatise tending to cleare the doctrine of iustification. Written by Io. Forbes, pastour of the English Church at Middelburgh, for the instruction of his flocke: and now published by some of them for the good of others	Forbes, John, 1568?-1634.	1616 (1616)	STC 11136; ESTC S102456	151,671	206

of_o the_o testament_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v unto_o you_o exo._n 24._o 8._o heb._n 9_o 20._o now_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o jesus_n christ_n in_o his_o blood_n be_v our_o peace_n and_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n for_o no_o blood_n save_v his_o blood_n alone_o can_v purge_v we_o from_o our_o iniquity_n and_o justify_v us._n and_o there_o be_v no_o mediator_n betwixt_o god_n and_o we_o save_v he_o alone_o for_o as_o say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o timoth._n chap._n 1._o vers_fw-la 5._o there_o be_v but_o one_o mediator_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n even_o jesus_n christ_n the_o man._n whereby_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o none_o can_v make_v a_o firm_a and_o stable_a covenant_n of_o peace_n betwixt_o god_n and_o we_o but_o he_o alone_o neither_o can_v he_o make_v this_o covenant_n sure_a by_o any_o other_o mean_v except_o his_o death_n and_o blood_n shed_v because_o no_o other_o thing_n in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n can_v purge_v we_o and_o obtain_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o justify_v us._n therefore_o be_v it_o say_v 1_o pet._n chap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 18._o that_o christ_n once_o suffer_v for_o sin_n the_o just_a for_o the_o unjust_a that_o he_o may_v bring_v we_o to_o god_n upon_o which_o respect_n it_o be_v that_o by_o he_o we_o be_v say_v to_o have_v access_n to_o the_o father_n ephes_n 2._o 18._o and_o 3._o 12._o now_o upon_o all_o these_o ground_n we_o have_v to_o gather_v of_o what_o covenant_n christ_n be_v mediator_n that_o be_v whether_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n or_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o thing_n whether_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o law_n or_o of_o the_o gospel_n for_o god_n have_v never_o make_v any_o other_o covenant_n of_o peace_n with_o man_n than_o these_o two_o so_o that_o in_o one_o of_o these_o two_o must_v consist_v both_o our_o justification_n and_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o of_o which_o soever_o of_o these_o covenant_n he_o be_v mediator_n and_o which_o of_o they_o soever_o he_o have_v 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