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
A40368	King Jesvs is the beleevers prince, priest, and law-giver, in things appertaining to the conscience, Isai. 55.4. Heb. 7.17. Jam. 4. 12. Or, The loyall spouse of Christ hath no head, nor husband, but royall King Jesvs. Written by Francis Cornwell, a minister of Jesus Christ, out of the learned workes of Mr. John Fox in his book of Martyrs, excepting onely some explanations of his owne, for the benefit of the reader.	Cornwell, Francis.; Foxe, John, 1516-1587. Actes and monuments.	1645 (1645)	Wing F2041; ESTC R208105	18,659	46

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and_o wash_v their_o stripe_n and_o be_v baptise_v he_o and_o all_o his_o straight-way_n and_o when_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o into_o his_o house_n he_o set_v i_o at_o before_o they_o and_o rejoice_v believe_v in_o god_n with_o all_o his_o house_n act._n 16._o 30,31,32_o 33,34_o these_o justiciary_n do_v add_v thereunto_o divers_a and_o sundry_a other_o condition_n beside_o and_o such_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n precise_o exclude_v as_o hope_v charity_n work_v of_o mercy_n to_o the_o poor_a needy_a brethren_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n the_o work_n of_o the_o priest_n ex_fw-la opere_fw-la operato_fw-la auricular_a confession_n satisfaction_n meritorious_a deed_n or_o any_o other_o quality_n or_o qualification_n or_o act_n of_o humiliation_n which_o be_v lay_v down_o as_o cause_n to_o be_v annex_v unto_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n in_o point_n of_o justification_n these_o thing_n all_o true_a believer_n now_o esteem_v they_o with_o st._n paul_n filth_n and_o dung_n that_o they_o may_v gain_v christ_n and_o be_v find_v in_o he_o not_o have_v their_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n but_o that_o which_o be_v through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n by_o faith_n phil._n 3._o 8,9_o and_o thus_o much_o concerning_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n and_o justification_n whereby_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o what_o horrible_a blindness_n and_o blasphemy_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v now_o fall_v where_o this_o kind_n of_o doctrine_n be_v not_o only_o suffer_v but_o also_o public_o profess_v with_o speak_v against_o faith_n thus_o blaspemous_o dare_v say_v fides_fw-la illa_fw-la qua_fw-la quis_fw-la firmiter_fw-la credit_fw-la and_o certo_fw-la statuit_fw-la propter_fw-la christum_fw-la sibi_fw-la remissa_fw-la esse_fw-la peccata_fw-la seseque_fw-la possefsurum_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la non_fw-la fides_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la temeritas_fw-la non_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la 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that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n deut._n 27._o gal._n 3.10_o vii_o god_n only_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v deut._n 6._o luke_n 4._o viii_o all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v like_o the_o defile_v or_o pollute_a rag_n isaiah_n 64._o 6._o ix._o in_o all_o my_o holy_a hill_n they_o shall_v not_o kill_v nor_o slay_v say_v the_o lord_n isaiah_n 11.9_o x._o god_n love_v mercy_n and_o obedience_n more_o than_o sacrifice_n hos._n 6.6_o 1_o sam._n 15.22_o xi_o the_o law_n work_v anger_n condemn_v and_o open_v sin_n rom._n 3.20_o xii_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n be_v christ_n for_o righteousness_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v rom._n 10._o 4._o xiii_o whosoever_o believe_v and_o be_v baptise_v shall_v be_v save_v mar._n 16.16_o xiv_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n free_o by_o grace_n not_o of_o ourselves_o gal._n 2.16_o ephes._n 2.8_o xv_o there_o be_v no_o remission_n of_o sin_n without_o blood_n heb._n 9.22_o xvi_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14.23_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n heb._n 11.6_o xvii_o one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n christ_n jesus_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 5._o and_o he_o be_v the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n 1_o ioh._n 2.2_o xviii_o whosoever_o seek_v in_o the_o law_n to_o be_v justify_v be_v fall_v from_o grace_n gal._n 5.4_o xix_o in_o christ_n be_v all_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n est_fw-la and_o amen_n 2_o cor._n 1.20_o xx_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o superior_a power_n rom._n 13._o 1._o give_v to_o cesar_n that_o which_o be_v caesar_n and_o to_o god_n that_o which_o be_v god_n mat._n 22.21_o these_o principle_n and_o infallible_a rule_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o no_o man_n can_v deny_v so_o if_o they_o be_v grant_v the_o doctrine_n then_o of_o the_o pope_n church_n must_v needs_o be_v find_v not_o to_o be_v catholic_a but_o rather_o full_a of_o error_n and_o heresy_n fox_n in_o the_o book_n of_o martyr_n tom._n 1_o pag._n 22_o these_o be_v record_v and_o have_v be_v seven_o time_n public_o imprint_v soli_fw-la deo_fw-la gratia_fw-la finis_fw-la rom._n 7._o 4._o object_n answ._n object_n answ._n object_n answ._n rom._n 7.25_o rom._n 7._o 7._o object_n answ._n object_n answ._n object_n answ._n mat._n 5._o luk._n 6._o rom._n 5.1_o gal._n 2.20_o object_n answ._n