Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	jesus_n	sin_n	spirit_n	12,029	5	5.4627	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90893	Christ and Moses excellency, or Sion and Sinai's glory. Being a triplex treatise, distinguishing and explaining the two covenants or the gospel and law: and directing to the right understanding applying, and finding of the informing and assuring promises, that belong to both Covenants. By Vavasor Povvell, preacher of the Gospel in Wales.	Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.	1650 (1650)	Wing P3080; Thomason E1259_1; ESTC R208890	156,531	581

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action_n what_o p._n 12._o god_n not_o accountable_a to_o man_n for_o his_o action_n p._n 14._o adam_n not_o save_v by_o work_n p._n 3._o adam_n sin_n give_v vent_v to_o god_n grace_n p._n 4._o adam_n save_v before_o he_o sin_v ibid._n &_o p._n 8._o adam_n have_v a_o power_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n p._n 16._o the_o commandment_n give_v to_o adam_n not_o hard_a p._n 17._o adam_n a_o spiritual_a man_n ib._n his_o sin_n bring_v death_n pag._n 18._o all._n the_o various_a acception_n of_o that_o word_n p._n 121._o ark_n a_o type_n of_o christ_n p._n 32._o b_o baptism_n not_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n pag._n 49._o in_o stead_n of_o circumcision_n p._n 51._o believer_n nothing_o charge_v upon_o they_o p._n 29._o their_o unbelief_n can_v frustrate_v god_n

144._o tender_v to_o all_o 159._o all_o receive_v it_o not_o ibid._n the_o gospel_n very_o strict_o require_v duty_n 167._o and_o how_o 168_o 169_o 170._o threaten_n under_o the_o gospel_n 171._o give_v no_o liberty_n to_o sin_n 176._o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o gospel_n above_o the_o law_n 245_o 246._o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v preach_v before_o the_o law_n and_o how_o it_o appear_v 246_o 247._o objection_n to_o the_o contrary_n answer_v from_o 248_o to_o 254._o grace_n god_n give_v it_o and_o act_v it_o 60._o true_a grace_n abide_v for_o ever_o 76._o god_n give_v it_o as_o he_o please_v 166._o h_o heathen_n inexcusable_a by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n 165._o i_o jew_n god_n people_n 41._o in_o what_o sense_n call_v holy_a 42._o consider_v in_o the_o covenant_n under_o a_o double_a notion_n 80._o how_o say_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o covenant_n 81._o their_o eye_n be_v blind_v 104._o they_o finned_a ignorant_o many_o know_o some_o 105_o 106._o k_o knowledge_n legal_a knowledge_n not_o enough_o to_o save_v man_n 219._o l_o law_n the_o law_n deliver_v to_o moses_n be_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n p._n 2._o and_o part_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n 50._o the_o difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n 168._o etc._n etc._n the_o word_n law_n in_o what_o sense_n take_v 182_o 183._o three_o law_n give_v to_o man_n 184._o the_o natural_a law_n wherein_o it_o consist_v ibid._n the_o law_n write_v in_o adam_n heart_n how_o it_o appear_v 185._o law_n give_v to_o many_o before_o moses_n ibid._n call_v positive_a law_n 186._o adam_n have_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n ibid._n why_o god_n give_v a_o law_n ib._n the_o part_n of_o the_o law_n ib._n why_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v give_v 187_o 188._o the_o law_n discover_v sin_n 189._o but_o not_o all_o ibid._n how_o that_o appear_v ibid._n the_o law_n aggravate_v sin_n 190._o restrain_v sin_n ib._n &_o 191._o be_v a_o school_n master_n 191._o in_o give_v instruction_n 192._o and_o correction_n 193._o how_o the_o law_n correct_v ib._n to_o who_o it_o be_v a_o schoolmaster_n 194._o it_o concern_v gentile_n as_o well_o as_o jew_n 195_o 196._o it_o keep_v man_n under_o and_o shut_v up_o man_n in_o sin_n 196_o 197._o the_o law_n advance_v christ_n 198._o and_o how_o 199._o be_v a_o stand_a covenant_n and_o testament_n to_o the_o world_n end_n ibid._n law_n what_o manner_n of_o covenant_n 200._o and_o the_o various_a opinion_n of_o man_n concern_v it_o 200_o 201._o the_o law_n consider_v two_o way_n 202._o the_o law_n to_o some_o a_o pure_a covenant_n of_o work_n ibid._n be_v not_o against_o the_o promise_n 204._o the_o law_n a_o covenant_n of_o work_n 205._o and_o how_o from_o 206._o to_o 211._o the_o law_n where_o and_o in_o what_o sense_n call_v a_o testament_n 211_o 212._o the_o gospel_n the_o best_a testament_n 212._o the_o moral_a law_n in_o force_n since_o christ_n 213_o 214_o 215_o 216._o believer_n be_v free_a from_o the_o law_n in_o what_o sense_n 217._o the_o law_n of_o what_o use_n to_o believer_n 218_o 219_o 220._o have_v not_o the_o force_n of_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n upon_o they_o 221._o the_o law_n a_o curb_n to_o the_o flesh_n 222._o believer_n be_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o law_n and_o how_o from_o 223_o to_o 228._o believer_n how_o they_o keep_v the_o law_n 228_o 229._o none_o keep_v the_o law_n 229._o believer_n dead_a to_o the_o law_n how_o 229_o 230_o 231_o 332_o 233._o the_o law_n have_v no_o command_a power_n over_o a_o believer_n 233._o though_o it_o be_v so_o yet_o it_o give_v no_o scope_n to_o sin_n 234_o 235._o mosaical_a administration_n of_o the_o law_n wherein_o it_o consist_v 236_o 237._o i_o hat_n administration_n a_o yoke_n 238._o and_o now_o null_v 239_o 240._o the_o difference_n between_o law_n and_o gospel_n from_o 240_o to_o 245._o god_n different_a end_n in_o give_v the_o law_n and_o gospel_n 240_o 241._o none_o save_v by_o the_o law_n 242._o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n convey_v not_o the_o spirit_n 244._o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v preach_v before_o the_o law_n see_v gospel_n when_o and_o to_o who_o the_o law_n be_v to_o be_v preach_v from_o 254_o to_o 256._o m_o mediator_n what_o it_o signify_v p._n 25._o what_o christ_n do_v in_o that_o office_n ibid._n christ_n the_o true_a mediator_n 26._o moses_n a_o typical_a mediator_n ibid._n p_o peace_n those_o in_o covenant_n at_o peace_n with_o god_n pag._n 82._o may_v for_o a_o time_n want_v peace_n p._n 83._o preach_v see_v gospel_n promise_n lead_v to_o christ_n p._n 31._o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n of_o what_o sort_n p._n 38._o and_o what_o for_o matter_n p._n 39_o very_o sure_a p._n 82_o be_v of_o a_o sanctify_a nature_n p._n 87._o the_o fulfil_n of_o they_o the_o desire_n of_o believer_n p._n 257._o promise_n what_o mean_v by_o they_o p._n 257._o and_o how_o take_v in_o scripture_n p._n 258._o six_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v concern_v promise_n p._n 258._o rule_v to_o understand_v the_o promise_n from_o p._n 259_o to_o 268._o the_o promise_v belong_v to_o jesus_n christ_n or_o to_o man_n ibid._n the_o promise_n that_o belong_v to_o jesus_n christ_n p._n 269_o 270._o the_o promise_n to_o man_n p._n 271._o and_o those_o jew_n or_o gentile_n ibid._n the_o promise_v make_v to_o the_o jew_n when_o a_o church_n from_o p._n 271_o to_o 276._o the_o promise_v peculiar_a to_o they_o at_o their_o next_o call_v from_o p._n 276_o to_o 280._o the_o promise_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o gentile_n p._n 280_o 281._o the_o lord_n why_o he_o make_v and_o perform_v promise_n p._n 281_o 282._o how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v apply_v p._n 283._o consideration_n and_o qualification_n for_o the_o right_n apply_v of_o promise_n from_o p._n 283_o to_o 296._o the_o promise_n how_o divide_v p._n 296._o how_o to_o find_v the_o promise_n according_a to_o occasion_n p._n 296_o 297_o 298._o r_o reconciliation_n christ_n have_v reconcile_v some_o pag._n 117._o and_o save_v all_o reconcile_v p._n 117_o 118._o the_o word_n reconcile_v figurative_o take_v p._n 119._o redeemer_n christ_n sufficient_a to_o redeem_v all_o 30._o ground_n against_o universal_a redemption_n from_o p._n 109_o to_o 121._o objection_n answer_v p._n 124._o etc._n etc._n reprobation_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o damnation_n p._n 15._o s_o saint_n vid._n beleiver_n salvation_n of_o man_n agree_v on_o before_o adam_n sin_v p._n 4._o no_o salvation_n but_o by_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n p._n 152._o not_o by_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n p._n 153._o nothing_o but_o grace_n in_o salvation_n p._n 154_o 155._o instrumental_a mean_n there_o may_v be_v p._n 156_o 157._o man_n not_o save_v by_o obey_v p._n 157._o christ_n willing_a to_o save_v all_o p._n 163._o sanctification_n real_a and_o seem_a p._n 136_o 173._o sin_n bring_v death_n p._n 3._o a_o great_a sinner_n in_o great_a esteem_n with_o christ_n p._n 68_o dear_a to_o christ_n p._n 68_o 69._o 70._o all_o sin_n take_v away_o by_o christ_n p._n 111._o as_o well_o under_o the_o law_n as_o under_o the_o 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pleasure_n p._n 163_o 164._o world_n how_o take_v in_o scripture_n p._n 128._o to_o 136._o the_o elect_a call_v the_o world_n p._n 131_o to_o 134._o word_n many_o word_n use_v by_o the_o godly_a which_o be_v not_o in_o scripture_n p._n 6_o work_n god_n work_v know_v to_o himself_o from_o eternity_n p._n 8._o man_n unable_a to_o do_v any_o good_a work_n p._n 13._o his_o work_n a_o after_o work_n p._n 71._o 75._o not_o justify_v by_o work_n p._n 158_o 206._o none_o save_v by_o their_o own_o do_n p._n 242_o 243._o a_o table_n of_o such_o place_n of_o scripture_n as_o be_v in_o this_o tract_n illustrate_v or_o explain_v gen._n 3.15_o pag._n 21._o psal_n 89._o v._n 25.27_o

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