Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	wonder_v	word_n	work_n	40	3	5.6956	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47599	The marrow of true justification, or, Justification without works containing the substance of two sermons lately preached on Rom. 4:5 ... : wherein the nature of justification is opened, as it hath been formerly asserted by all sound Protestants, and the present prevailing errors against the said doctrine detected / by Benjamin Keach ...	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1692 (1692)	Wing K76; ESTC R18579	45,425	50

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and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n to_o he_o be_v glory_n both_o now_o and_o for_o evermore_o amen_n justification_n without_o work_n rom._n iu._n 5._o but_o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o etc._n etc._n i_o have_v already_o open_v this_o text_n of_o scripture_n and_o give_v you_o a_o account_n of_o the_o scope_n and_o coherence_n thereof_o at_o large_a and_o then_o observe_v two_o point_n of_o doctrine_n therefrom_o first_o that_o all_o work_v do_v by_o the_o creature_n be_v quite_o exclude_v in_o point_n of_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n the_o last_o day_n i_o show_v you_o divers_a erroneous_a principle_n hold_v by_o some_o man_n about_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n i_o shall_v trouble_v you_o with_o no_o repetition_n of_o what_o we_o have_v say_v but_o proceed_v to_o what_o be_v then_o propound_v to_o be_v further_o do_v which_o be_v to_o give_v you_o the_o scripture_n proof_n and_o argument_n to_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o first_o point_n of_o doctrine_n viz._n that_o all_o work_v do_v by_o the_o creature_n be_v quite_o exclude_v etc._n etc._n 1._o my_o first_o argument_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o the_o very_a letter_n and_o express_a testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n rom._n 3._o 27._o where_o be_v boast_v then_o it_o be_v exclude_v by_o what_o law_n of_o work_n nay_o but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n this_o text_n almost_o in_o so_o many_o word_n confirm_v this_o proposition_n if_o all_o boast_n be_v exclude_v all_o work_n be_v exclude_v but_o more_o of_o this_o hereafter_o see_v rom._n 4._o 2._o if_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n he_o have_v whereof_o to_o glory_v but_o not_o before_o god_n if_o he_o have_v be_v justify_v by_o work_n he_o have_v whereof_o he_o may_v glory_v but_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o glory_n in_o before_o god_n therefore_o he_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n v_o 6._o even_o as_o david_n describe_v the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o man_n unto_o who_o god_n impute_v 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same_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 10._o 9_o if_o thou_o shall_v confess_v with_o thy_o mouth_n the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o shall_v believe_v in_o thy_o heart_n god_n have_v raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a thou_o shall_v be_v save_v this_o confession_n and_o this_o faith_n have_v more_o in_o it_o it_o be_v true_a than_o some_o believe_v it_o be_v not_o a_o verbal_a confession_n only_o or_o a_o bare_a believe_a christ_n be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a it_o be_v a_o believe_a with_o all_o the_o heart_n act_v 8._o 37._o or_o to_o throw_v ourselves_o whole_o on_o christ_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o god_n col._n 2._o 12_o 13._o in_o full_a confidence_n and_o assurance_n that_o he_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a as_o our_o head_n surety_n and_o representative_a for_o our_o justification_n by_o the_o power_n or_o virtue_n of_o which_o faith_n we_o also_o rise_v with_o he_o from_o a_o death_n in_o sin_n to_o walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n from_o hence_o i_o argue_v thus_o that_o doctrine_n which_o confound_v the_o term_n of_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n together_o in_o point_n of_o justification_n be_v a_o false_a and_o corrupt_a doctrine_n but_o the_o doctrine_n that_o mix_v sincere_a obedience_n or_o work_v of_o any_o kind_n do_v by_o we_o with_o faith_n in_o point_n of_o justification_n confound_v the_o term_n of_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n together_o in_o point_n of_o justification_n therefore_o that_o doctrine_n be_v false_a and_o a_o corrupt_a doctrine_n obj._n may_v be_v our_o opposer_n will_v object_v that_o the_o term_n of_o the_o law_n consist_v in_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o that_o the_o term_n of_o the_o gospel_n consist_v in_o faith_n and_o sincere_a obedience_n and_o therefore_o they_o do_v not_o confound_v the_o law_n and_o gospel_n together_o etc._n etc._n answ_n 1._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n as_o all_o our_o true_a protestant_a divine_n teach_v do_v not_o at_o all_o consist_v in_o this_o i._n e._n 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that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n not_o his_o obedience_n to_o the_o gospel_n but_o his_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n if_o therefore_o we_o seek_v justification_n by_o any_o manner_n of_o do_v or_o work_n though_o upon_o never_o so_o easy_a and_o mild_a a_o condition_n of_o obedience_n we_o do_v thereby_o bring_v ourselves_o under_o the_o term_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v a_o complete_a declaration_n of_o the_o only_a term_n whereby_o god_n will_v judge_v all_o and_o condemn_v all_o who_o be_v not_o bring_v to_o see_v the_o insufficiency_n that_o be_v in_o it_o through_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 8._o 3._o no_o justify_v the_o soul_n and_o from_o that_o sight_n and_o sense_n disow_v all_o their_o work_n of_o obedience_n and_o accept_v of_o christ_n his_o righteousness_n and_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n to_o justify_v they_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n for_o let_v our_o obedience_n be_v never_o i_o 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