Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	good_a	merit_n	merit_v	6,691	5	10.7705	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B22921	Justification onely upon a satisfaction, or, The necessity and verity of the satisfaction of Christ as the alone ground of remission of sin asserted & opened against the Socinians together with an appendix in vindication of a sermon preached on Heb. 2, 10, from the exceptions of H.W., in a pamphlet called The freeness of Gods grace in the forgiveness of sins by Jesus Christ / by Robert Ferguson.	Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714.	1668 (1668)	Wing F743; ESTC R37344	97,537	320

〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justification_n be_v free_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o love_n that_o give_v christ_n to_o merit_v it_o heb._n 2._o 9_o give_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o taste_v death_n for_o every_o man_n the_o alone_a move_a and_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o god_n bestow_v christ_n be_v his_o eternal_a good_a pleasure_n and_o love_n it_o be_v free_a also_o in_o respect_n of_o any_o work_v perform_v by_o we_o to_o deserve_v justification_n tit._n 3._o 5._o not_o by_o work_n of_o the_o law_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o have_v save_v we_o nothing_o require_v or_o do_v on_o our_o part_n to_o merit_v it_o and_o this_o and_o no_o more_o be_v intimate_v by_o grace_n and_o free_o for_o that_o the_o exclude_v the_o merit_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o here_o intend_v the_o open_n of_o the_o next_o word_n will_v confirm_v and_o demonstrate_v 2_o there_o then_o be_v the_o material_a and_o meritorious_a mean_n procure_v justification_n causa_fw-la impulsiva_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n and_o in_o his_o blood_n though_o justification_n be_v free_a in_o respect_n of_o we_o yet_o it_o be_v merit_v in_o respect_n of_o he_o the_o import_n of_o redemption_n we_o have_v former_o open_v and_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v a_o deliverance_n by_o solution_n and_o payment_n of_o a_o ransom_n see_v from_o pag._n 146._o to_o 161._o though_o there_o be_v nothing_o do_v by_o we_o to_o merit_v justification_n yet_o we_o have_v it_o only_o by_o the_o intervention_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o deserve_a cause_n this_o the_o apostle_n amplify_v from_o god_n exhibit_v of_o he_o to_o this_o purpose_n who_o god_n have_v set_v forth_o to_o be_v a_o propitiation_n what_o the_o intendment_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v be_v before_o open_v god_n set_v 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they_o alone_o fo●_n expiation_n of_o guilt_n and_o right_a to_o life_n but_o that_o no_o satisfaction_n can_v b●_n make_v by_o sacrifice_n appear_v 1._o in_o that_o scripture_n expresl●_n walth_n sacrificia_fw-la considerantur_fw-la vel_fw-la qua●enus_fw-la typi_fw-la crant_fw-la futurae_fw-la satis_fw-la facticnis_fw-la messia_n vel_fw-la quatenus_fw-la illis_fw-la vis_fw-la expiandi_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la adscribebatur_fw-la priori_fw-la modo_fw-la deu●_n illa_fw-la voluit_fw-la posteriori_fw-la carejecit_fw-la walth_n reject_v all_o sacrifice_n when_o truste●_n to_o for_o that_o end_n and_o purpose_n psalm_n 40._o 6._o sacrifice_n and_o offer_v th●_n do_v not_o desire_v my_o ear_n have_v th●_n open_v burnt-offering_a and_o sin-offering_a have_v thou_o not_o require_v i._n e._n h●_n do_v not_o desire_v they_o as_o mean_v b●_n which_o sin_n can_v be_v expiate_v s●_n psal_n 50._o 8._o to_o 12._o micah_n 6._o 6_o 7_o heb._n 9_o 9_o and_o 10._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o go●_n in_o scripture_n 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