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
A33930	A confession of faith, published on special occasion wherein is contained the substance of the most material principels of the Gospel and Christian faith, in contradistinction to the errors and heresies by some held and maintained, in opposition thereunto : whereunto is annexed a postscript, with brief animadversions on some things contained in a confession of faith, lately published in the name of the elders and brethren of many congregations in London and the countrey / written by Thomas Collier.	Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691.	1678 (1678)	Wing C5275; ESTC R32494	30,415	69

ready_a to_o speak_v plain_a and_o the_o heart_n also_o of_o the_o rash_a shall_v understand_v knowledge_n chap._n 29._o 24._o they_o that_o err_v in_o spirit_n shall_v come_v to_o understanding_n and_o they_o that_o murmur_v shall_v learn_v doctrine_n amen_n psal_n 116._o 10._o i_o believe_v therefore_o have_v i_o speak_v luk._n 2._o 29_o 30_o 31._o now_o lord_n let_v thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n which_o thou_o have_v prepare_v before_o the_o face_n of_o all_o people_n a_o light_n to_o lighten_v the_o gentile_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o people_n israel_n mat._n 24._o 14._o and_o this_o gospel_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v preach_v in_o all_o the_o world_n for_o a_o witness_n unto_o all_o nation_n and_o then_o shall_v the_o end_n come_v rev._n 14._o 6_o 7._o the_o church_n with_o who_o i_o walk_v be_v unite_v in_o the_o substance_n of_o this_o faith_n before_o declare_v the_o postscript_n a_o confession_n of_o faith_n late_o publish_v from_o london_n providential_o come_v to_o my_o hand_n and_o contrary_a to_o my_o expectation_n find_v such_o thing_n therein_o as_o be_v and_o be_v true_o grievous_a to_o i_o it_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o true_a faith_n and_o religion_n of_o god_n i_o can_v not_o in_o good_a conscience_n both_o towards_o god_n and_o man_n pass_v it_o by_o without_o say_v something_o thereunto_o in_o which_o i_o find_v under_o the_o name_n of_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o faith_n no_o less_o than_o seven_o thing_n of_o special_a note_n contrary_a thereunto_o most_o of_o which_o i_o have_v before_o detect_v and_o they_o i_o shall_v but_o only_a name_n so_o that_o though_o there_o be_v many_o good_a truth_n scatter_v therein_o yet_o these_o contrary_n unsound_a and_o unscriptural_a notion_n contradict_v and_o undo_v they_o all_o as_o 1._o absolute_a reprobation_n of_o the_o world_n from_o eternity_n alone_o from_o the_o free_a will_n of_o god_n though_o not_o plain_o in_o 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