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word_n	ghost_n	holy_a	trinity_n	4,905	5	9.7302	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46354	Several sermons preach'd on the whole eighth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans eighteen of which preach'd on the first, second, third, fourth verses are here published : wherein the saints exemption from condemnation, the mystical union, the spiritual life, the dominion of sin and the spirits agency in freeing from it, the law's inability to justifie and save, Christ's mission, eternal sonship, incarnation, his being an expiatory sacrifice, fulfilling the laws righteousness (which is imputed to believers) are opened, confirmed, vindicated, and applied / by Tho. Jacomb.	Jacombe, Thomas, 1622-1687.	1672 (1672)	Wing J119; ESTC R26816	712,556	668

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two_o observation_n i_o have_v go_v through_o i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o three_o and_o last_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n which_o free_v the_o regenerate_v from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n or_o thus_o it_o be_v by_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o the_o live_n and_o regenerate_v spirit_n that_o any_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o power_n and_o dominion_n of_o sin_n this_o be_v the_o great_a effect_n here_o speak_v of_o and_o the_o apostle_n show_v who_o be_v the_o author_n and_o efficient_a of_o it_o or_o how_o it_o be_v bring_v about_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n have_v make_v i_o free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n i_o shall_v as_o much_o as_o convenient_o i_o may_v contract_v in_o what_o i_o have_v to_o say_v upon_o this_o point_n that_o i_o may_v draw_v towards_o the_o close_a of_o this_o verse_n which_o i_o fear_v i_o have_v stay_v too_o long_o upon_o sin_n the_o spirit_n free_v from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n now_o here_o observe_v 1._o the_o 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