Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	effect_n	faith_n	justify_v	6,955	5	8.9340	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39674	Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and remedies of mental errors written some months since, and now made publick, both for the healing and prevention of the sins and calamities which have broken in this way upon the churches of Christ, to the great scandal of religion, hardening of the wicked, and obstruction of Reformation : whereunto are subjoined by way of appendix : I. Vindiciarum vindex, being a succinct, but full answer to Mr. Philip Cary's weak and impertinent exceptions to my Vindiciæ legis & fæderis, II. a synopsis of ancient and modern Antinomian errors, with scriptural arguments and reasons against them, III. a sermon composed for the preventing and healing of rents and divisions in the churches of Christ / by John Flavell ... ; with an epistle by several divines, relating to Dr. Crisp's works.	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.	1691 (1691)	Wing F1175; ESTC R21865	194,574	498

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be_v according_o to_o the_o perfection_n and_o constancy_n of_o his_o personal_a obedience_n gen._n 2._o 17._o gal._n 3._o 10._o but_o in_o this_o first_o covenant_n of_o work_v no_o provision_n at_o all_o be_v make_v for_o his_o recovery_n in_o case_n of_o the_o least_o failure_n by_o his_o repentance_n or_o better_a obedience_n but_o the_o curse_n immediate_o seize_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o sin_n by_o the_o fall_n enter_v into_o man_n nature_n total_o disable_v he_o to_o the_o perfect_a performance_n of_o any_o one_o duty_n as_o that_o covenant_n require_v it_o to_o be_v do_v rom._n 8._o 3._o nor_o will_v god_n accept_v any_o repentance_n or_o after-endeavour_n in_o lieu_n of_o that_o perfect_a obedience_n due_a by_o law_n so_o that_o from_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n this_o covenant_n cease_v as_o a_o covenant_n of_o life_n or_o a_o covenant_n able_a to_o give_v righteousness_n and_o life_n unto_o all_o mankind_n for_o evermore_o rom._n 3._o 20._o therefore_o by_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n there_o shall_v no_o stesh_n be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n gal._n 2._o 16._o ●y_a the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v no_o 〈◊〉_d justify_v gal._n 3._o 11._o but_o that_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n be_v evident_a and_o it_o be_v so_o evident_a that_o righteousness_n and_o life_n be_v for_o ever_o impossible_a to_o be_v obtain_v upon_o the_o term_n of_o adam_n covenant_n it_o must_v therefore_o be_v a_o self-evident_a truth_n that_o since_o the_o fall_n god_n never_o do_v and_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n he_o never_o will_v open_v that_o way_n or_o door_n to_o life_n thus_o block_v up_o by_o a_o absolute_a impossibility_n for_o the_o justification_n and_o salvation_n of_o any_o man._n thesis_n ii_o soon_o after_o the_o violation_n and_o cessation_n of_o this_o first_o covenant_n as_o a_o covenant_n of_o life_n it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o open_v and_o publish_v the_o 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pardon_n the_o desert_n of_o sin_n be_v hell_n it_o be_v a_o artifice_n of_o satan_n to_o draw_v man_n to_o sin_n by_o persuade_v they_o there_o be_v no_o great_a evil_n in_o it_o but_o none_o except_o fool_n will_v believe_v it_o fool_n indeed_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o sin_n but_o all_o that_o understand_v either_o the_o intrinsic_a evil_n of_o it_o or_o the_o sad_a and_o dismal_a effect_n produce_v by_o it_o be_v far_o from_o think_v it_o a_o light_n or_o inconsiderable_a evil_n the_o sin_n even_o of_o believer_n great_o wrong_v and_o offend_v their_o god_n psal._n 51._o 4._o and_o be_v that_o a_o light_a thing_n with_o we_o they_o interrupt_v and_o clog_v our_o communion_n with_o god_n rom._n 7._o 21._o they_o grieve_v the_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n ephes._n 4._o 30._o certain_o these_o be_v no_o inconsiderable_a mischief_n 3._o now_o if_o there_o be_v sin_n in_o believer_n and_o so_o much_o evil_n in_o their_o sin_n neither_o of_o which_o any_o sober_a christian_a will_v deny_v 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