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
A31174	Salvation laid on its right foundation, or, The free grace of God prov'd to be the only ground of, and to have the alone stroke in, the matter of our salvation being the sum of two sermons / preach'd to a county auditory by an admirer of grace, and the freeness of it.	R. C.	1698 (1698)	Wing C113A; ESTC R34781	22,006	33

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have_v already_o say_v namely_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n can_v stand_v with_o any_o thing_n in_o man_n how_o then_o may_v such_o say_v can_v it_o stand_v with_o faith_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v not_o brook_v any_o thing_n inherent_a in_o man_n and_o of_o man_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o may_v well_o agree_v with_o faith_n for_o faith_n be_v not_o of_o man_n no_o not_o in_o man_n by_o nature_n for_o say_v the_o apostle_n all_o man_n have_v not_o faith_n 3.2_o 2_o thes_n 3.2_o but_o it_o be_v only_o in_o renew_a man_n and_o woman_n and_o in_o they_o as_o a_o gift_n of_o mere_a grace_n 2_o faith_n do_v not_o justify_v as_o it_o be_v a_o inherent_a quality_n in_o we_o but_o as_o it_o apprehend_v christ_n jesus_n the_o redeemer_n 3.30_o 1_o cor._n 3.30_o who_o be_v make_v of_o god_n to_o we_o wisdom_n and_o righteousness_n and_o purity_n god_n do_v not_o justify_v we_o because_o of_o any_o antecedent_n act_n of_o faith_n we_o have_v lie_v 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