Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	abraham_n	covenant_n	grace_n	839	5	6.5999	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47489	The everlasting covenant, a sweet cordial for a drooping soul, or, The excellent nature of the covenant of grace opened in a sermon preached January the 29th, at the funeral of Mr. Henry Forty, late pastor of a Church of Christ, at Abingdon, in the county of Berks, who departed this life Jan. 25th 1692/3 and was interr'd at Southwark ... : to which is added, An elegy on the death of the said minister / by Benjamine Keach ...	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1693 (1693)	Wing K62; ESTC R10226	54,891	60

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therefore_o needs_o to_o give_v we_o now_o no_o surety_n but_o we_o break_v and_o fail_v in_o our_o covenant_n with_o he_o the_o first_o adam_n have_v indeed_o no_o surety_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o fail_v therefore_o god_n have_v find_v out_o a_o way_n to_o prevent_v the_o like_a danger_n of_o miscarriage_n on_o our_o part_n any_o more_o and_o evident_a it_o be_v that_o god_n enter_v into_o this_o covenant_n with_o we_o in_o christ_n before_o the_o world_n begin_v and_o substitute_v christ_n then_o in_o the_o covenant_n our_o surety_n and_o mediator_n etc._n etc._n the_o assembly_n in_o their_o catechism_n confirm_v this_o bless_a doctrine_n take_v their_o word_n quest._n with_o who_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n make_v answ._n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v make_v with_o christ_n the_o second_o adam_n and_o in_o he_o with_o all_o the_o elect._n thus_o christ_n and_o his_o seed_n be_v but_o one_o party_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n as_o it_o be_v primary_o 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good_a that_o be_v attend_v with_o such_o a_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n rom._n 4.24_o to_o undertake_v to_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n any_o more_o or_o what_o reason_n be_v there_o for_o we_o to_o think_v god_n will_v trust_v we_o without_o security_n and_o the_o suretyship_n of_o another_o person_n who_o he_o know_v well_o can_v not_o fail_v he_o say_v that_o he_o will_v lose_v nothing_o that_o be_v give_v he_o none_o of_o his_o sheep_n shall_v perish_v joh._n 10.38_o and_o ver_fw-la 28._o 2._o this_o covenant_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o unchangeable_a decree_n and_o council_n of_o god_n and_o his_o decree_n be_v compare_v to_o mountain_n of_o brass_n psal._n 89.28_o to_o the_o 34_o my_o mercy_n will_v i_o keep_v with_o he_o for_o ever_o and_o my_o covenant_n shall_v stand_v fast_o with_o he_o his_o seed_n shall_v endure_v for_o ever_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 28_o 29._o my_o covenant_n i_o will_v not_o break_v nor_o alter_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v go_v out_o of_o my_o mouth_n ver_fw-la 34._o if_o you_o can_v break_v my_o covenant_n of_o the_o day_n and_o night_n then_o may_v also_o my_o covenant_n be_v break_v with_o david_n jer._n 33.20_o 21._o it_o be_v the_o free_a promise_n of_o god_n like_o the_o covenant_n of_o day_n and_o night_n and_o this_o stand_v upon_o the_o pass_n of_o god_n eternal_a counsel_n therefore_o it_o be_v sure_a 3._o it_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o high_a witness_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n 1._o god_n the_o father_n be_v a_o witness_n to_o it_o himself_o he_o bear_v witness_n to_o christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o to_o every_o precept_n and_o promise_n therefore_o the_o father_n himself_o which_o have_v send_v i_o have_v bear_v witness_n of_o i_o joh._n 5.37_o 2._o the_o son_n also_o though_o the_o surety_n of_o the_o covenant_n yet_o he_o be_v a_o witness_n to_o this_o gospel-covenant_n also_o though_o this_o be_v not_o so_o can_v be_v so_o among_o man_n i._n e._n the_o surety_n can_v be_v no_o witness_n but_o it_o 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