Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	confound_v	covenant_n	unregenerate_a	44	3	16.0809	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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learn_v to_o cast_v all_o their_o faith_n hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o righteousness_n upon_o he_o still_o this_o then_o manifest_o show_v 380._o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o intention_n in_o publish_v the_o law_n but_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o seed_n that_o be_v with_o evangelical_n purpose_n to_o show_v mercy_n not_o with_o reference_n to_o those_o that_o perish_v who_o will_v have_v have_v condemnation_n enough_o without_o the_o law_n and_o further_o strengthen_v his_o conclusion_n from_o the_o last_o word_n of_o vers_fw-la 19_o that_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o angel_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mediator_n this_o say_v he_o evident_o declare_v that_o the_o law_n be_v publish_v in_o mercy_n and_o pacification_n not_o in_o fury_n or_o revenge_n for_o the_o work_n of_o a_o mediator_n be_v to_o negotiate_v peace_n and_o treat_v of_o reconcilement_n between_o party_n offend_v whereas_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v intend_v death_n in_o the_o publish_n of_o the_o law_n he_o will_v 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