Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	believe_v	faith_n	justification_n	5,240	5	9.4416	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13169	The examination and confutation of a certaine scurrilous treatise entituled, The suruey of the newe religion, published by Matthew Kellison, in disgrace of true religion professed in the Church of England	Sutcliffe, Matthew, 1550?-1629.	1606 (1606)	STC 23464; ESTC S117977	107,346	141

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that_o man_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n or_o by_o work_n do_v by_o the_o force_n of_o freewill_n without_o grace_n s._n augustine_n also_o lib._n the_o fid_fw-we et_fw-fr oper_n c._n 14._o teach_v we_o that_o man_n be_v first_o justify_v and_o then_o do_v good_a work_n his_o word_n speak_v of_o good_a work_n be_v these_o sequuntur_fw-la iustificatum_fw-la non_fw-la praecedunt_fw-la iustificandum_fw-la they_o follow_v he_o that_o be_v justify_v and_o go_v not_o before_o in_o he_o that_o be_v to_o be_v justify_v as_o for_o those_o christian_n that_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n as_o saint_n jude_n say_v and_o the_o rest_n against_o who_o the_o apostle_n write_v they_o do_v altogether_o contemn_v good_a work_n a_o matter_n much_o condemn_v and_o far_o from_o us._n simon_n magus_n likewise_o &_o eunomius_n give_v themselves_o over_o to_o a_o dissolute_a life_n and_o eunomius_n promise_v salvation_n to_o his_o follower_n believe_v only_o 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