Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	faith_n	justify_v	meaning_n	4,398	5	9.4322	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46526	Compunction or pricking of heart with the time, meanes, nature, necessity, and order of it, and of conversion; with motives, directions, signes, and means of cure of the wounded in heart, with other consequent or concomitant duties, especially self-deniall, all of them gathered from the text, Acts 2.37. and fitted, preached, and applied to his hearers at Dantzick in Pruse-land, in ann. 1641. and partly 1642. Being the sum of 80. sermons. With a post-script concerning these times, and the sutableness of this text and argument to the same, and to the calling of the Jews. By R.J. doctor of divinity.	R. J.	1648 (1648)	Wing J27; ESTC R213600	381,196	433

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nor_o the_o convert_a gentile_n that_o they_o may_v believe_v he_o thus_o it_o be_v say_v rom._n 9.30_o 31_o 32._o that_o the_o gentile_n which_o follow_v not_o after_o righteousness_n indeed_o be_v more_o open_o profane_a and_o have_v no_o seem_a rithteousness_n of_o their_o own_o to_o stand_v upon_o have_v attain_v to_o righteousness_n even_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o faith_n they_o will_v be_v behold_v to_o god_n and_o christ_n for_o it_o which_o the_o jew_n will_v not_o be_v for_o it_o be_v add_v but_o israel_n which_o follow_v after_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n have_v not_o attain_v to_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n or_o these_o stand_v not_o upon_o any_o righteousness_n of_o their_o own_o either_o in_o whole_a or_o wherefore_o because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o by_o faith_n which_o imply_v and_o include_v self-deniall_n in_o their_o own_o righteousness_n but_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n for_o they_o stumble_v at_o that_o stumble_a 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stride_n at_o once_o see_v there_o be_v many_o step_n between_o such_o sleight_n terror_n wrought_v by_o the_o law_n and_o true_a faith_n to_o believe_v the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n other_o after_o some_o apprehension_n of_o wrath_n shake_v it_o off_o punishment_n 2_o shake_v off_o all_o former_a sense_n of_o sin_n and_o punishment_n do_v think_v it_o baseness_n to_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v so_o much_o disquiet_v as_o sometime_o they_o have_v be_v and_o hereupon_o most_o desperate_o harden_v themselves_o against_o the_o word_n and_o resolve_n to_o outstare_v the_o minister_n of_o it_o they_o will_v no_o long_o be_v such_o child_n as_o they_o have_v be_v they_o will_v do_v as_o they_o have_v do_v let_v jeremy_n if_o he_o be_v among_o they_o or_o all_o the_o minister_n in_o the_o world_n say_v against_o they_o what_o they_o will_v or_o can_v but_o for_o man_n of_o this_o stamp_n i_o must_v leave_v they_o see_v by_o this_o their_o obstinacy_n and_o harden_v of_o themselves_o case_n which_o be_v a_o fearfuull_a case_n they_o show_v that_o god_n have_v leave_v they_o to_o their_o own_o graceless_a heart_n in_o his_o great_a displeasure_n to_o run_v on_o headlong_o &_o without_o fear_n to_o their_o own_o eternal_a destruction_n as_o not_o mean_v and_o yet_o who_o know_v the_o mind_n and_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o give_v they_o repentance_n that_o he_o may_v save_v they_o god_n may_v do_v much_o for_o such_o and_o in_o mere_a mercy_n by_o his_o mighty_a power_n soften_v and_o reclaim_v they_o but_o neither_o may_v they_o presume_v thereon_o nor_o dare_v i_o promise_v it_o i_o therefore_o turn_v i_o to_o such_o as_o have_v some_o sense_n of_o sin_n and_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v touch_v with_o some_o gripe_n and_o sting_n of_o conscience_n though_o for_o the_o present_a it_o be_v only_o in_o apprehension_n of_o judgement_n to_o these_o i_o will_v speak_v a_o word_n of_o exhortation_n and_o of_o direction_n sect_n 5._o the_o former_a exhortation_n further_o follow_v repentance_n the_o exhortation_n further_o follow_v that_o our_o sorrow_n may_v be_v to_o repentance_n to_o you_o then_o i_o say_v see_v the_o word_n have_v take_v hold_n on_o you_o and_o wound_v you_o see_v that_o your_o sorrow_n be_v to_o purpose_n that_o be_v indeed_o to_o repentance_n and_o to_o salvation_n and_o that_o it_o be_v according_a to_o god_n or_o after_o a_o godly_a manner_n that_o it_o work_v and_o bring_v forth_o carefulnese_n 11._o 1_o cor._n 7.8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o other_o such_o fruit_n as_o godly_a sorrow_n wrought_v in_o the_o corinthian_n upon_o paul_n reproof_n of_o they_o and_o such_o as_o this_o here_o in_o my_o text_n wrought_v in_o these_o jew_n by_o peter_n conviction_n of_o they_o the_o first_o fruit_n whereof_o be_v carefulness_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v upon_o which_o question_n they_o be_v direct_v to_o repent_v verse_n 38._o they_o be_v first_o prick_v in_o heart_n yet_o have_v not_o repent_v that_o be_v after_o prescribe_v to_o they_o as_o a_o salve_n and_o as_o the_o end_n of_o their_o prick_n so_o that_o we_o see_v the_o one_o of_o these_o be_v but_o a_o beginning_n a_o preparative_n and_o the_o way_n to_o the_o other_o man_n may_v be_v wound_v heavy_a lade_v and_o burden_v with_o their_o sin_n and_o yet_o not_o convert_v not_o as_o yet_o come_v and_o bring_v to_o christ_n matth._n 11.28_o man_n must_v be_v first_o sinner_n in_o their_o own_o sense_n that_o do_v they_o be_v call_v to_o repentance_n the_o weight_n of_o sin_n may_v lie_v on_o one_o and_o he_o as_o yet_o not_o true_o or_o not_o sufficient_o humble_v see_v than_o you_o be_v humble_v enough_o 16.14_o and_o that_o we_o be_v humble_v enough_o num._n 16.14_o most_o come_v short_a in_o this_o great_a work_n

but_o shall_v not_o a_o people_n seek_v unto_o their_o god_n for_o the_o live_n to_o the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n isa_n 8.19_o 20._o some_o will_v direct_v thou_o to_o such_o minister_n of_o antichrist_n as_o will_v heal_v a_o wound_a conscience_n with_o reason_n antichrist_n 7_o to_o the_o minister_n of_o antichrist_n and_o not_o by_o the_o word_n and_o promise_n thereof_o who_o turn_n rather_o tormentor_n than_o physician_n take_v often_o as_o a_o worthy_a divine_a observe_v advantage_n of_o the_o bruisedness_n of_o man_n spirit_n to_o relieve_v they_o with_o false_a peace_n for_o their_o own_o worldly_a end_n 202._o d._n sib_n bruise_a reed_n p_o 202._o inasmuch_o as_o a_o wound_a spirit_n will_v part_v with_o any_o thing_n gain_n who_o counsel_n for_o themselves_o and_o for_o their_o own_o gain_n herein_o be_v they_o like_o some_o cruel_a surgeon_n who_o delight_n to_o make_v long_o cure_v to_o serve_v themselves_o upon_o the_o misery_n of_o other_o antinomian_o 8_o not_o to_o 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