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
A41484	Christ lifted up, or, The heads of the chief controverted points, preached by Mr. Iohn Goodwin, pastor of Colman-street London, which hath bin the pretended grounds of the opposition that he hath had, by some other ministers, printed from a coppie written with his own hand, for the use of some who live under his owne charge. And now published by a friend of his, for the generall vievv of all men	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1641 (1641)	Wing G1157; ESTC R213804	3,028	14

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righteousness_n or_o a_o righteousness_n without_o work_n rom._n 4._o 6_o etc._n etc._n because_o it_o be_v free_o give_v confer_v or_o cast_v upon_o a_o believer_n by_o god_n and_o because_o faith_n be_v anoint_a or_o set_v apart_o by_o god_n to_o this_o office_n or_o service_n of_o bring_v in_o the_o believer_n into_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n of_o this_o impute_a righteousness_n or_o justification_n purchase_v by_o christ_n be_v therefore_o itself_o say_v to_o be_v impute_v for_o or_o unto_o righteousness_n gen._n 15._o 6._o rom._n 4._o 5_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o be_v all_o that_o god_n now_o require_v of_o any_o man_n for_z or_o towards_o his_o justification_n or_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o his_o sin_n neither_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n either_o by_o a_o man_n self_n or_o by_o surety_n any_o part_n of_o any_o man_n justification_n which_o be_v complete_a and_o entire_a in_o the_o nature_n and_o substance_n of_o it_o without_o work_n i._n e._n 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justify_v before_o god_n joh._n 20._o 31._o act._n 8_o 37._o 1_o joh._n 5._o 1._o 5_o etc._n etc._n and_o have_v undoubted_a ground_n to_o believe_v his_o particular_a or_o personal_a salvation_n in_o as_o full_a and_o satisfy_v a_o manner_n as_o he_o believe_v the_o gospel_n itself_o neither_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o any_o man_n who_o thus_o believe_v the_o gospel_n and_o withal_o know_v and_o consider_v what_o he_o believe_v therein_o but_o that_o he_o shall_v make_v particular_a application_n of_o christ_n to_o himself_o and_o believe_v his_o own_o salvation_n because_o all_o fear_n doubt_n and_o question_n whatsoever_o may_v be_v conceive_v or_o move_v in_o the_o soul_n touch_v his_o salvation_n be_v full_o answer_v and_o take_v away_o by_o such_o a_o faith_n as_o he_o that_o know_v and_o consider_v what_o a_o rock_n be_v as_o touch_v the_o strength_n firmness_n and_o stability_n of_o it_o unpossible_a it_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v refuse_v to_o stand_v upon_o it_o for_o fear_n of_o sink_v because_o all_o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o this_o fear_n be_v full_o take_v away_o by_o such_o a_o knowledge_n and_o consideration_n finis_fw-la