Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	adam_n	covenant_n	law_n	7,055	5	6.1919	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34673	The covenant of Gods free grace most sweetly unfolded and comfortably applied to a disquieted soul from that text of 2 Sam. 23. Ver. 5. : also a doctrinall conclusion that there is in all such who are effectually called, in-dwelling spirituall gifs [sic] and graces wrought and created in them by the Holy Ghost / by that reverend and faithful minister of Gods word, Mr. John Cotton, Teacher of the Church at Boston in New-England ; whereunto is added, A profession of faith, made by the reverend divine, Mr. John Davenport, in New-England, at his admission into one of the Churches there.	Cotton, John, 1584-1652.; Davenport, John, 1597-1670. A profession of faith.	1645 (1645)	Wing C6424; ESTC R30971	35,301	46

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covenant_n with_o they_o etc._n etc._n again_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n rom._n 4.16_o and_o it_o be_v of_o grace_n make_v it_o sure_a jer._n 31.33_o 34._o but_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o covenant_n that_o i_o will_v make_v with_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n after_o those_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v put_v my_o law_n in_o their_o inward_a part_n and_o write_v it_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n etc._n etc._n where_o he_o tell_v you_o of_o two_o covenant_n the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n this_o covenant_n differ_v from_o the_o other_o in_o six_o particular_n first_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n be_v make_v to_o adam_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n cain_n be_v within_o this_o covenant_n gen._n 4.7_o rom._n 2.6_o to_o the_o 10._o do_v well_o and_o you_o shall_v be_v accept_v this_o everlasting_a covenant_n be_v not_o make_v to_o adam_n and_o his_o seed_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o do_v accept_v perfect_a obedience_n in_o christ_n for_o we_o though_o we_o can_v perform_v perfect_a satisfaction_n yet_o if_o our_o surety_n do_v it_o for_o we_o it_o be_v all_o one_o 2_o cor._n 8.12_o god_n accept_v at_o our_o hand_n a_o willing_a mind_n and_o of_o childlike_a endeavour_n if_o we_o come_v with_o childlike_a service_n god_n will_v spare_v we_o a_o father_n will_v accept_v the_o poor_a endeavour_n of_o his_o child_n for_o the_o thing_n itself_o four_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n the_o reward_n be_v give_v of_o justice_n according_a to_o work_n gen._n 4.7_o if_o thou_o do_v well_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v accept_v and_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o well_o sin_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 2.6_o to_o the_o 12_o rom._n 4.4_o to_o he_o that_o work_v be_v the_o reward_n not_o reckon_v of_o grace_n but_o of_o debt_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n god_n reward_v we_o not_o according_a to_o work_n but_o according_a to_o his_o 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