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	object_n	6,980	5	9.0206	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85050	Vindiciæ mediorum & mediatoris. or, the present reigning errour arraigned, at the barr of Scripture and reason. Wherein is discovered the falshood and danger of that late borne opinion, that pretends to an immediate enjoyment and call of the Spirit of God, both above and against its owne fffects, [sic] cause, word, ministry, and witness, in all respects. Occasioned by a pamphlet, intituled, The saints travell to the land of Canaan, or a discovery of seventeen false rests, &c. By one R. Wilkinson, a preacher of this errour about Totnes in the West. In the treatise following, the reader shall finde, most of the maine fundamentall doctrinall truths that this age doth controvert, faithfully vindicated, cleared, confirmed. By F. Fullwood, minister of the Gospell at Staple Fitzpane in the county of Somerset.	Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693.	1651 (1651)	Wing F2521; Thomason E1281_1; ESTC R202060	131,348	337

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〈◊〉_d their_o intellectual_a faculty_n of_o relish_v their_o sense_n exercise_v this_o have_v be_v my_o resolution_n at_o least_o as_o the_o light_n give_v ability_n to_o comprehend_v the_o darkness_n inventum_fw-la tibi_fw-la curare_fw-la &_o metu_fw-la adduclum_fw-la my_o care_n what_o ere_o i_o may_v moreover_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o error_n do_v discover_v but_o to_o conclude_v good_a reader_n lest_o i_o shall_v seem_v to_o infringe_v the_o gospel_n liberty_n as_o this_o be_v thy_o privilege_n so_o my_o advice_n and_o yet_o not_o i_o but_o paul_n yea_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o he_o try_v all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n the_o heathen_a poet_n may_v add_v the_o reason_n nimium_fw-la creduli_fw-la saepe_fw-la lactatur_fw-la animus_n he_o that_o be_v too_o apt_a to_o believe_v be_v too_o easy_o deceive_v therefore_o good_a reader_n consider_v what_o be_v say_v and_o lay_v the_o same_o with_o a_o even_o upright_a hand_n in_o the_o seal_n of_o a_o serious_a consideration_n the_o balance_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n excercise_n a_o act_n of_o impartial_a judgement_n upon_o it_o and_o as_o the_o end_n and_o blessing_n upon_o thy_o true_a endeavour_n the_o lord_n make_v thou_o able_a to_o discern_v betwixt_o the_o cruelty_n of_o error_n and_o the_o weight_n of_o truth_n thing_n that_o differ_v consider_v what_o be_v say_v and_o the_o lord_n give_v thou_o understanding_n 7._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 7._o in_o all_o thing_n farewell_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gloria_fw-la cuncta_fw-la deo_fw-la finis_fw-la