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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59036	The doubting beleever, or, A treatise containing 1. the nature, 2. the kinds, 3. the springs, 4. the remedies of doubtings, incident to weak beleevers by Obadiah Sedgwick ...	Sedgwick, Obadiah, 1600?-1658.	1641 (1641)	Wing S2369; ESTC R19426	113,906	390

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his_o blood_n satisfy_v for_o all_o sort_n of_o debtor_n and_o debt_n too_o though_o one_o sin_n may_v differ_v from_o another_o yet_o his_o me●_n it_o and_o satisfaction_n differ_v not_o from_o itself_o but_o be_v all-sufficient_a and_o therefore_o i_o acknowledge_v the_o debt_n and_o rest_n on_o his_o blood_n for_o a_o full_a discharge_n 3._o discharge_v in_o justification_n be_v not_o repeal_v they_o be_v not_o call_v in_o again_o peccata_fw-la non_fw-la redeunt_fw-la i_o subsequent_a sin_n and_o fall_n do_v not_o nullify_v and_o evacuate_v former_a grant_n and_o pardon_n for_o as_o much_o as_o 1._o pardon_v of_o sin_n spring_v from_o special_a love_n and_o mercy_n which_o alter_v not_o their_o consign_v act_n 2._o it_o be_v found_v in_o a_o unalterable_a and_o absolute_a and_o constant_a satisfaction_n for_o sin_n be_v not_o pardon_v for_o any_o dignity_n in_o the_o person_n in_o the_o person_n pardon_v there_o be_v no_o reason_n or_o cause_n of_o pardon_n but_o that_o be_v in_o 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