'Sort' in the Bible

What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.

and endurance, proven character (spiritual maturity); and proven character, hope and confident assurance [of eternal salvation].

For when you were the bondservants of sin, you were under no sort of subjection to Righteousness.

Therefore what sort of fruit did you have then, about which you are now ashamed? For the end of those [things] [is] death.

Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,