Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	assurance_n	faith_n	justify_v	2,314	5	9.2915	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14721	Theologicall questions, dogmaticall observations, and evangelicall essays, vpon the Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to St. Matthew Wherein, about two thousand six hundred and fifty necessary, and profitable questions are discussed; and five hundred and eighty speciall points of doctrine noted; and five hundred and fifty errours confuted, or objections answered: together with divers arguments, whereby divers truths, and true tenents are confirmed. By Richard VVard, sometimes student in the famous vniversities of Cambridge in England: St. Andrews in Scotland: and Master of Arts of both the kingdoms; and now a preacher in the famous city of London.	Ward, Richard, 1601 or 2-1684.	1640 (1640)	STC 25024; ESTC S118017	1,792,298	907

key_n pt_v 2._o fol._n 191_o 192._o 221_o a._n and_o pt_n 1._o fol._n 492_o a_o b._n exorcist_n see_v magi._n magic_a experience_n faith_n be_v increase_v by_o the_o experience_n of_o god_n mercy_n pt_v 1._o f._n 343._o eye_n divers_a property_n of_o the_o eye_n pt_v 2._o fol._n 65._o f._n faith_n belief_n assurance_n confidence_n divers_a question_n both_o utile_a and_o useful_a concern_v the_o nature_n nourish_v act_n object_n kind_n mark_n benefit_n and_o approbation_n of_o true_a justify_v faith_n pt_n 1._o fol._n 133_o b._n 343._o 436._o 445._o 515_o a.b._n and_o fol._n 514_o b._n pt_n 2._o fol._n 60_o b._n 173._o 180._o a._n 201_o b._n 203._o 272_o b._n 349_o a._n divers_a question_n concern_v weak_a and_o strong_a faith_n and_o the_o nature_n note_n and_o kind_n of_o assurance_n and_o confidence_n pt_v 1._o fol._n 348_o 349._o 433_o b._n and_o 452_o 453._o 570._o and_o pt_a 2._o fol._n 117_o b._n 118._o 156_o a._n 173_o b._n 326_o b._n and_o pt_v 1._o fol._n 474_o 475_o 476._o faith_n can_v be_v separate_v from_o work_n and_o love_n pt_n 1._o fol._n 76_o b._n and_o pt_v 2._o fol._n 149._o a_o man_n may_v believe_v more_o than_o be_v promise_v and_o how_o pt_v 1._o fol._n 110_o b._n etc._n etc._n how_o christ_n require_v faith_n of_o we_o before_o he_o work_v it_o in_o we_o pt_v 2._o fol._n 119_o a._n wherein_o our_o faith_n and_o adam_n differ_v pt_v 2._o fol._n 156_o a._n faithful_n see_v believer_n fame_n reputation_n question_n concern_v the_o sort_n of_o fame_n and_o reputation_n and_o how_o they_o may_v be_v seek_v for_o and_o why_o christian_n shall_v be_v so_o careful_a of_o their_o name_n fame_n and_o credit_v pt_v 1._o fol._n 13._o and_o pt_a 2._o fol._n 17._o familist_n see_v anabaptist_n fan_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o fan_n in_o christ_n hand_n pt._n 1._o fol._n 77_o a._n fast_v why_o christ_n fast_v pt_v 1._o fol._n 89._o whether_o a_o choice_n of_o meat_n upon_o fast_v day_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o religion_n pt._n 1._o fol._n 65_o a._n and_o pt._n 2._o fol._n 163._o 167_o b._n question_n concern_v the_o sort_n of_o fast_n in_o general_a and_o wherein_o the_o true_a and_o false_a fast_o consist_v and_o the_o nature_n definition_n end_n reason_n and_o benefit_n of_o fast_v pt_v 1._o fol._n 89_o 90_o 91_o 92_o 93_o 94_o 95._o and_o 322_o b._n 323_o 324._o 326._o and_o fol._n 502_o b._n pt._n 2._o fol._n 163_o 164_o 165._o 203_o b._n fate_n what_o stoical_a fate_n be_v pt._n 1._o fol._n 466_o a._n father_n parent_n the_o duty_n of_o parent_n towards_o their_o child_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o neglect_n of_o their_o duty_n pt_v 1._o fol._n 21_o a._n 123_o a._n and_o 511_o b._n 512_o a._n and_o pt._n 2._o 53_o b._n 54._o 61._o some_o be_v good_a parent_n and_o evil_a person_n pt._n 2._o fol._n 402._o why_o the_o lord_n be_v call_v our_o father_n pt._n 1._o fol._n 179_o b._n 290._o and_o pt._n 2._o fol._n 181_o a._n the_o happiness_n of_o those_o who_o have_v god_n to_o their_o father_n pt_v 1._o fol._n 292_o b._n why_o the_o ancient_a father_n of_o former_a time_n be_v not_o fit_a foundation_n to_o build_v our_o faith_n upon_o pt_v 1._o fol._n 190_o 191._o 194_o b._n the_o papist_n easy_o reject_v many_o father_n at_o once_o when_o they_o speak_v not_o on_o their_o side_n pt_v 2._o fol._n 234._o fear_n how_o danger_n may_v be_v fear_v pt_v 1._o fol._n 41_o b._n and_o 474._o feast_n divers_a question_n concern_v feast_n pt_v 1._o fol._n 456_o 457._o felicity_n see_v blessedness_n fever_n the_o nature_n of_o a_o fever_n pt_v 1._o fol._n 461_o 462_o 463._o figure_n see_v allegory_n fire_n there_o be_v a_o threefold_a fire_n pt_v 1._o fol._n 78_o a._n fish_n fisher_n question_n concern_v the_o signification_n of_o this_o word_n fisher_n and_o what_o thing_n be_v observable_a in_o fisher_n and_o wherein_o minister_n resemble_v they_o pt_v 1._o fol._n 120_o 121._o flax_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o flax_n pt_v 2._o fol._n 117_o b._n flight_n question_n concern_v josephs_n flee_v with_o christ_n into_o egypt_n pt_v 1._o fol._n 37._o 40_o 41._o 49._o when_o and_o how_o flight_n be_v lawful_a in_o the_o time_n of_o persecution_n and_o danger_n pt_v 1._o fol._n 115_o a._n pt_n 2._o fol._n 28_o b._n 29_o 30_o 31_o 32._o floor_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o barn_n floor_n pt_v 1._o fol._n 76_o b._n to_o follow_v christ_n divers_a question_n concern_v our_o follow_v of_o christ_n pt_v 2._o fol._n 55_o a._n and_o pt_n 1._o fol._n 468_o 469_o b._n 440_o b._n 441_o a._n foole._n folly_n how_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o call_v one_o foole._n pt_n 1._o fol._n 200_o b._n and_o pt_v 2._o fol._n 297_o b_o etc._n etc._n forgiveness_n remission_n reconciliation_n divers_a profitable_a question_n concern_v our_o reconciliation_n unto_o god_n and_o his_o gracious_a forgive_n of_o we_o pt_v 1._o fol._n 82_o a._n 310_o a._n 312_o b._n 313_o b._n 314_o a._n 489_o b._n and_o pt_v 2._o fol._n 223_o b._n 225._o divers_a question_n concern_v our_o forgive_a one_o another_o and_o reconciliation_n one_o unto_o another_o pt_v 1._o fol._n 205_o 206_o 207_o 208_o 209._o 321_o b._n 322_o a._n and_o pt_n 2._o fol._n 223_o b._n 224_o 225_o a._n question_n concern_v the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n in_o pardon_v of_o sinner_n pt._n 1._o fol._n 492_o a.b._n forsake_v see_v dereliction_n forswear_n swear_v perjury_n oath_n divers_a useful_a question_n concern_v swear_v and_o oath_n pt._n 1._o fol._n 236_o 237_o 238_o 239_o 240_o 241_o 242_o 243_o 244._o and_o pt_a 2._o fol._n 152._o 273._o 297_o a._n 299_o a._n divers_a profitable_a question_n concern_v perjury_n pt._n 1._o folio_n 232._o 233._o foundation_n three_o thing_n require_v in_o a_o sure_a foundation_n pt._n 1._o fol._n 440_o a._n freewill_n objection_n for_o free_a will_n answer_v pt._n 1._o fol._n 329_o b._n and_o pt_v 2._o 128._o fruit._fw-la god_n require_v fruit_n of_o we_o and_o why_o pt._n 1._o fol._n 426_o b._n a._n 428_o b._n question_n concern_v the_o sort_n of_o fruit_n and_o who_o be_v fruitless_a in_o the_o church_n and_o our_o duty_n towards_o these_o who_o be_v fruitful_a pt._n 1._o fol._n 423_o 424_o 425_o b._n fruition_n see_v dispossess_v function_n see_v call_v funeral_n see_v burial_n g._n galilee_n why_o christ_n return_v into_o galilee_n and_o what_o thing_n be_v observable_a in_o galilee_n pt._n 1._o fol._n 50._o b._n 51._o garment_n see_v apparel_n genealogy_n difference_n concern_v christ_n genealogy_n reconcile_v and_o divers_a question_n concern_v genealogy_n answer_v pt._n 1._o fol._n 7_o 8_o 9_o 12._o gentile_n heathen_n infidel_n vnbeleever_n question_n concern_v the_o apostle_n preach_v unto_o the_o gentile_n and_o of_o salvation_n offer_v unto_o they_o thereby_o pt._n 2._o fol._n 5._o 9_o a._n how_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o inhabit_v among_o infidel_n and_o heathen_n pt._n 1._o fol._n 51_o b._n whether_o unbeliever_n may_v perform_v good_a work_n pt._n 1._o fol._n 262_o a._n ghost_n see_v spirit_n gift_n divers_a necessary_a and_o profitable_a question_n concern_v the_o corporal_a external_a and_o spiritual_a gift_n which_o be_v give_v we_o by_o god_n pt._n 1._o fol._n 399_o a._n 437_o a._n and_o pt_n 2._o fol._n 12_o b._n 13_o a._n 328_o 329_o 330._o glory_n why_o and_o how_o we_o must_v seek_v the_o glory_n of_o our_o god_n in_o all_o thing_n pt_v 1._o fol._n 178_o b._n 179_o a._n 294_o b._n 295._o whether_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o degree_n of_o glory_n in_o heaven_n pt_v 1._o fol._n 329._o a._n and_o pt_n 2._o fol._n 136._o b._n 146_o b._n 253_o b._n 259_o a._n question_n concern_v vainglory_n pt._n 1._o fol._n 467_o b._n god_n controvert_v question_n concern_v the_o attribute_n of_o god_n as_o his_o immutability_n invisibility_n omnisciencie_n power_n subsistence_n goodness_n bounty_n and_o long_o suffer_v pt_v 1._o fol._n 83_o b._n 101_o b._n 128_o b._n 129_o a._n 164_o b._n 165_o a._n 241_o b._n 320._o 321_o a._n 452_o a._n 527_o a._n and_o pt_n 2._o fol._n 1._o 12._o 33_o a._n 96_o b._n 214_o 215._o 246._o 277_o a._n 280_o a._n 290_o b._n 295_o b._n 327._o 359_o a._n there_o be_v a_o god_n although_o wicked_a man_n have_v atheistical_a thought_n of_o he_o pt_v 1._o fol._n 300_o b._n and_o pt_v 2._o fol._n 33._o and_o in_o what_o book_n god_n be_v read_v pt_v 1._o fol._n 344._o a._n we_o must_v not_o demand_v a_o reason_n of_o god_n action_n pt._n 2._o fol._n 95_o a._n 96_o a._n where_o god_n dwell_v and_o how_o manifold_a his_o habitation_n be_v pt_v 1._o fol._n 241_o b._n 293_o 294_o a._n god_n love_v man_n better_o than_o the_o other_o creature_n part_n 1._o folio_n 347_o b._n 348._o godly_a godliness_n piety_n pious_a holy_a holiness_n holy_a thing_n purity_n sanctity_n holy_a man_n

his_o praise_n out_o of_o infant_n and_o suckling_n who_o can_v neither_o speak_v nor_o understand_v how_o much_o more_o than_o out_o of_o these_o who_o can_v speak_v and_o have_v some_o understanding_n fulke_n 19_o verse_n 19_o verse_n 19_o and_o when_o he_o see_v a_o figtree_n in_o the_o way_n he_o come_v to_o it_o and_o find_v nothing_o thereon_o but_o leave_v only_o and_o say_v unto_o it_o let_v no_o fruit_n grow_v on_o thou_o hence_o forward_o for_o ever_o and_o present_o the_o figtree_n wither_v away_o we_o say_v that_o although_o the_o jewish_a church_n be_v now_o but_o like_o a_o wither_a tree_n yet_o it_o shall_v flourish_v again_o hereafter_o object_n now_o against_o this_o it_o be_v object_v christ_n here_o curse_v this_o figtree_n which_o represent_v the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o say_v never_o fruit_n grow_v upon_o thou_o henceforth_o and_o therefore_o it_o seem_v that_o this_o tree_n and_o that_o church_n shall_v never_o flourish_v again_o answ_n that_o figtree_n which_o be_v here_o accurse_v by_o christ_n never_o to_o bear_v fruit_n again_o represent_v the_o jew_n who_o live_v then_o and_o those_o who_o shall_v live_v till_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o when_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v come_v upon_o they_o to_o the_o full_a as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v than_o the_o lord_n shall_v call_v they_o and_o their_o rod_n shall_v flourish_v again_o verse_n 22._o and_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o you_o shall_v ask_v in_o prayer_n verse_n 22_o believe_a you_o shall_v receive_v §_o 1._o and_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o you_o shall_v ask_v sect._n 1_o in_o prayer_n our_o saviour_n in_o these_o word_n do_v plain_o point_v out_o this_o observation_n unto_o we_o observe_v namely_o that_o true_a and_o lawful_a prayer_n never_o want_v his_o effect_n how_o do_v the_o truth_n hereof_o appear_v quest_n 1_o most_n evident_o from_o these_o particular_n to_o wit_n first_o from_o these_o place_n of_o scripture_n answ_n psalm_n 22.24_o and_o 50.15_o john_n 16.24_o james._n 5.16_o and_o jerem._n 29.13_o amos._n 5.4_o 6._o second_o from_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n who_o be_v faithful_a in_o all_o his_o promise_n 1._o thes_n 5.24_o hebr._n 6.10_o three_o from_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o mean_v appoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o what_o we_o want_v john_n 14.13_o and_o 16_o 24._o and_o in_o this_o verse_n four_o from_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n who_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o supply_v our_o want_n and_o only_o wait_v until_o we_o pray_v james._n 4.2_o five_o from_o the_o force_n and_o efficacy_n of_o prayer_n whereof_o we_o speak_v before_o chap._n 6._o six_o from_o a_o absurdity_n which_o otherwise_o will_v follow_v for_o if_o we_o have_v no_o certainty_n of_o the_o hear_n of_o our_o prayer_n than_o we_o can_v have_v no_o confidence_n at_o all_o for_o i._o we_o have_v none_o in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n to_o trust_v unto_o but_o only_o unto_o god_n psalm_n 73.25_o ii_o we_o can_v see_v he_o for_o none_o have_v see_v he_o at_o any_o time_n iii_o our_o only_a way_n unto_o he_o be_v by_o prayer_n and_o therefore_o of_o all_o man_n we_o be_v the_o most_o miserable_a if_o we_o be_v unsure_a of_o his_o love_n to_o help_v we_o or_o that_o he_o will_v hear_v we_o and_o grant_v our_o request_n but_o the_o contrary_n that_o be_v the_o assurance_n of_o the_o faithful_a to_o be_v hear_v be_v evident_a from_o these_o place_n 2._o chronic._n 14.7_o and_o 15.2_o 15._o psalm_n 118.5_o and._n 120.1_o esa_n 38.5_o whence_o come_v it_o that_o the_o prayer_n of_o many_o be_v quest_n 2_o not_o hear_v if_o we_o be_v not_o hear_v we_o must_v know_v answ_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o we_o pray_v not_o lawful_o for_o god_n be_v near_o unto_o all_o those_o who_o call_v upon_o he_o faithful_o psal_n 145.18_o but_o more_o particular_o if_o our_o prayer_n be_v not_o hear_v the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v one_o of_o these_o either_o first_o because_o we_o be_v wicked_a and_o unbeliever_n for_o the_o prayer_n of_o 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the_o people_n do_v josh_n 7._o and._n 1._o tim._n 28._o or_o iii_o when_o we_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o receive_v such_o a_o grace_n as_o we_o pray_v for_o as_o for_o example_n we_o pray_v for_o a_o sight_n and_o assurance_n of_o the_o bless_a spirit_n in_o our_o heart_n but_o we_o must_v not_o expect_v the_o assurance_n and_o apprehension_n thereof_o until_o we_o have_v serious_o undertake_v to_o work_v out_o the_o work_n of_o our_o salvation_n yea_o until_o renovation_n holy_a affection_n zeal_n and_o the_o like_a grace_n be_v wrought_v in_o our_o heart_n or_o four_o because_o our_o prayer_n be_v not_o faithful_a here_o observe_v that_o unto_o a_o faithful_a prayer_n these_o thing_n be_v necessary_o require_v namely_o i._o selfe-deniall_n and_o all_o selfe-confidence_n pray_v only_o in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n john_n 14_o 13._o and_o ii_o a_o sure_a confidence_n and_o affiance_n in_o god_n that_o if_o we_o ask_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v agreeable_a unto_o his_o will_n he_o 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or_o envy_v five_o blind_a hearer_n who_o understand_v no_o more_o than_o david_n idol_n who_o have_v eye_n but_o see_v not_o ear_n but_o hear_v not_o etc._n etc._n psalm_n 115.6_o and_o 1_o corinthian_n 2.14_o six_o proud_a hearer_n who_o be_v puff_v up_o with_o their_o own_o wisdom_n 7.4.7_o john_n 7.4.7_o like_o the_o pharisee_n who_o think_v they_o know_v so_o much_o that_o christ_n can_v teach_v they_o no_o more_o than_o they_o know_v seven_o sinful_a hearer_n who_o be_v so_o hinder_v and_o entangle_v by_o their_o sin_n that_o they_o can_v hear_v any_o thing_n which_o cross_v or_o oppose_v their_o sin_n eight_o sluggish_a hearer_n who_o hear_v but_o neither_o i._o remember_v what_o they_o hear_v as_o matth._n 13.52_o and_o 1_o cor._n 15.2_o nor_o ii_o practice_n what_o they_o hear_v but_o be_v inconstant_a in_o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n james_n 1.5.7_o quest_n 4_o how_o must_v we_o hear_v aright_o and_o profitable_o answ_n 1_o first_o before_o we_o hear_v we_o must_v prepare_v 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