Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	covenant_n	grace_n	promise_n	9,248	5	8.0423	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59660	The church-membership of children, and their right to baptisme according to that holy and everlasting covenant of God, established between Himself and the faithfull ... cleared up in a letter, sent unto a worthy friend of the author ... / by Thomas Shepard ...	Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.	1663 (1663)	Wing S3108; ESTC R14745	40,639	50

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understand_v as_o it_o be_v gen._n 17.8_o &_o if_o need_n be_v shall_v be_v prove_v hereafter_o 2._o because_o abraham_n covenant_n be_v of_o gospel_n &_o eternal_a privilege_n not_o proper_a therefore_o to_o he_o and_o his_o fleshly_a posterity_n for_o righteousness_n by_o faith_n be_v seal_v up_o by_o circumcision_n rom._n 4.11_o which_o be_v a_o gospel_n privilege_n and_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o other_o privilege_n and_o yet_o in_o gen._n 17.7_o there_o be_v no_o expression_n of_o this_o righteousness_n by_o faith_n but_o it_o be_v understand_v therefore_o in_o this_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n so_o the_o promise_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o resurrection_n thereunto_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o this_o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n 3._o because_o there_o be_v never_o any_o covenant_n but_o it_o be_v either_o of_o grace_n or_o work_n that_o of_o work_n on_o mount_n sinai_n that_o of_o grace_n which_o be_v make_v with_o abraham_n and_o hence_o gal._n 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no_o church_n by_o unbelief_n verse_n 20._o 2._o that_o by_o faith_n they_o shall_v be_v graff_v in_o again_o verse_n 23._o if_o therefore_o they_o be_v break_v off_o the_o church_n by_o unbelief_n than_o they_o stand_v as_o member_n of_o the_o church_n by_o faith_n and_o if_o by_o faith_n they_o shall_v be_v graff_v in_o than_o they_o stand_v by_o faith_n at_o first_o again_o it_o be_v say_v in_o this_o rome_n 11.28_o that_o they_o be_v love_v for_o the_o father_n sake_n sure_o not_o as_o natural_a father_n but_o as_o spiritual_a by_o faith_n and_o hence_o nehem._n 9.8_o it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o god_n find_v abraham_n faithful_a before_o he_o and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o again_o if_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n be_v member_n upon_o this_o ground_n only_o or_o chief_o viz._n because_o

our_o after-discourse_n especial_o as_o it_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o large_a extent_n of_o it_o this_o outward_a covenant_n therefore_o consist_v chief_o of_o these_o three_o branch_n or_o special_a promise_n 1._o the_o lord_n engage_v himself_o to_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n or_o be_v name_n shall_v be_v call_v upon_o they_o as_o it_o be_v isay._n 63.19_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n hos._n 1.10_o and_o the_o people_n of_o god_n deut._n 29.12.13_o thou_o become_v mi●e_v ezek._n 16.8_o they_o may_v not_o be_v his_o son_n and_o people_n real_o and_o save_o but_o god_n will_v honour_v they_o outward_o at_o least_o with_o this_o name_n and_o privilege_v they_o shall_v bear_v his_o name_n to_o be_v call_v so_o and_o consequent_o to_o be_v account_v so_o by_o other_o and_o to_o be_v reckon_v as_o of_o the_o number_n of_o his_o visible_a church_n and_o people_n just_a as_o one_o that_o adopt_v a_o young_a son_n he_o tell_v the_o 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last_o sheep_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n mat._n 15.24_o and_o although_o he_o bid_v his_o disciple_n go_v preach_v to_o all_o nation_n yet_o act_v 3.26_o it_o be_v say_v unto_o you_o first_o have_v he_o send_v christ_n because_o you_o be_v child_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o covenant_n verse_n 25_o repent_v therefore_o and_o be_v convert_v verse_n 19_o do_v not_o resist_v or_o refuse_v christ_n for_o he_o have_v first_o send_v christ_n to_o you_o to_o bless_v you_o and_o turn_v you_o from_o your_o iniquity_n and_o the_o promise_n be_v full_a and_o fair_a rom._n 11.23_o if_o they_o abide_v not_o in_o unbelief_n i._n e._n in_o refuse_v grace_n and_o christ_n when_o offer_v they_o shall_v be_v graff_v in_o for_o god_n be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o and_o will_v do_v it_o and_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o lord_n give_v his_o people_n up_o to_o their_o own_o counsel_n it_o be_v because_o my_o people_n will_v no●e_v of_o i_o after_o all_o the_o mean_v god_n use_v for_o their_o good_a 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