Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	common_a	nature_n	reason_n	4,591	5	4.8578	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69536	The judgment of non-conformists about the difference between grace and morality	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1676 (1676)	Wing B1292_VARIANT; ESTC R16284	66,799	124

nature_n as_o it_o be_v of_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o business_n of_o our_o life_n prop._n 20._o that_o which_o make_v this_o to_o be_v bonum_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la immutabile_fw-la which_o no_o accident_n can_v alter_v be_v 1._o because_o the_o foundation_n of_o our_o obligation_n be_v immutable_a while_o our_o faculty_n and_o power_n endure_v else_o they_o will_v cease_v for_o the_o de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d itum_fw-la be_v a_o relation_n result_v from_o the_o mere_a be_v or_o position_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n as_o relate_v to_o god_n and_o god_n will_v never_o change_v therefore_o unless_o man_n cease_v to_o be_v man_n or_o to_o be_v able_a to_o act_v as_o man_n the_o obligation_n can_v by_o no_o accident_n be_v change_v 2._o because_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n to_o the_o supreme_a ruler_n and_o absolute_a infinite_a good_a and_o therefore_o the_o very_a performance_n of_o it_o be_v exclusive_a of_o all_o change_a accident_n for_o he_o that_o love_v god_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o his_o fleshly_a pleasure_n and_o prosperity_n only_o and_o as_o less_o good_a to_o he_o than_o the_o world_n love_v he_o not_o as_o god_n and_o he_o that_o love_v he_o as_o god_n love_v he_o as_o the_o absolute_a power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n and_o therefore_o exclusive_o as_o to_o all_o competitor_n unless_o as_o this_o love_n be_v sinful_o defective_a but_o that_o accident_n of_o defectiveness_n make_v not_o our_o love_n to_o god_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n but_o the_o deaf_a 〈◊〉_d t_o of_o it_o as_o to_o degree_n or_o frequency_n of_o exercise_n be_v the_o sin_n 3._o and_o also_o because_o that_o god_n be_v the_o final_a object_n and_o love_v the_o final_a act_n which_o together_o make_v up_o the_o ultimate_a end_n of_o man_n include_v the_o vision_n that_o kindle_v love_n and_o the_o praise_n joy_n and_o obedience_n which_o express_v it_o but_o though_o mean_a 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v oft_o change_v and_o may_v be_v too_o much_o love_v yet_o the_o ultimate_a end_n be_v unchangeable_a and_o can_v 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28._o and_o 13._o 9_o col._n 3._o 16._o and_o 4._o 6._o eph._n 4._o 7._o 29._o and_o 3._o 8._o gal._n 2._o 9_o 2_o cor._n 8._o 6_o 7._o and_o 9_o 8._o joh._n 1._o 16._o etc._n etc._n ii_o the_o word_n morality_n and_o moral_a have_v also_o divers_a signification_n i._o in_o the_o first_o most_o comprehensive_a and_o most_o famous_a sense_n morality_n as_o distinguish_v from_o mere_a naturality_n or_o physics_n do_v signify_v the_o relation_n of_o the_o manner_n or_o act_n of_o a_o intelligent_a free_a agent_n to_o the_o govern_v will_n and_o law_n of_o god_n and_o so_o actus_fw-la morales_fw-la and_o actus_fw-la humani_fw-la be_v use_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n and_o all_o morality_n be_v distinguish_v into_o moral_a good_a and_o moral_a evil_n virtue_n and_o vice_n ii_o some_o have_v use_v morality_n in_o a_o narrow_a sense_n unfit_o for_o so_o much_o of_o man_n duty_n as_o be_v reveal_v by_o the_o mere_a law_n of_o nature_n and_o as_o be_v of_o common_a obligation_n to_o lapse_v 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