Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	cause_n	faith_n	justification_n	3,492	5	9.9034	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00294	A booke intituled, The English Protestants recantation, in mattersof religion wherein is demonstratiuely proued, by the writings of the principall, and best learned English Protestant bishops, and doctors, and rules of their religion, published allowed, or subscribed vnto, bythem, since the comminge of our King Iames into England, that not onely all generall grownds of diuinitie, are against the[m], but in euery particular cheife question, betweene Catholicks & them, they are in errour, by their owne iudgments : diuided accordingly, into two parts, whereof the first entreateth of those generall grounds, the other of such particular controuersies, whereby will also manifestely appeare the vanitie of D. Morton Protest. Bishop of Chester his boke called Appeale, or, Ansuueare to the Catholicke authour of thebooke entituled, The Protestants apologie.	Broughton, Richard.	1617 (1617)	STC 10414; ESTC S2109	209,404	418

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justice_n inherent_a and_o subject_a as_o these_o man_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n must_v needs_o make_v they_o both_o true_o name_v and_o true_o and_o real_o to_o be_v just_a and_o this_o be_v evident_a through_o all_o the_o theological_a virtue_n faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n or_o love_n of_o god_n all_o one_o as_o in_o other_o virtue_n for_o as_o by_o prudence_n or_o wisdom_n a_o man_n be_v name_v and_o true_o be_v prudent_a and_o wise_a by_o temperance_n temperate_a and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n so_o by_o theological_a virtue_n reside_v and_o inherent_a in_o we_o we_o be_v name_v and_o true_o be_v as_o their_o denomination_n act_n and_o effect_n be_v of_o faith_n and_o belief_n we_o be_v only_o name_v and_o be_v faithful_a and_o beleeinge_v by_o hope_n hopeful_a or_o hopeinge_v by_o charity_n or_o love_n of_o god_n love_v of_o he_o and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n which_o be_v man_n justification_n as_o m._n wotton_n shall_v be_v witness_n in_o 175._o wotton_n def_n 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