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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47145	George Keith's Fourth narrative of his proceedings at Turners-hall divided into three parts : detecting the Quakers gross errors, vile heresies, and antichristian principles, oppugning the fundamentals of Christianity, by clear and evident proofs (in above two hundred and fifty quotations) faithfully taken out of their books, and read at three several meetings, the 11th, the 18th, and 23d of Jan., 1699 before a great auditory of judicious persons, ministers, and others, more particularly discovering the fallacious and sophistical defences of George Whitehead, Joseph Wyeth, and seven Quakers of Colchester, in their late books on all the several heads contained in the printed advertisement : to which is prefix'd, the attestation of five ministers of the Church of England, to the truth of the said quotations, and a postcript [sic] / by George Keith.; Fourth narrative of his proceedings at Turners-Hall	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.	1700 (1700)	Wing K167; ESTC R2430	153,412	130

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elwood_n in_o his_o truth_n defend_v p._n 99_o deny_v the_o blood_n that_o come_v out_o of_o christ_n side_n and_o its_o shed_v after_o he_o be_v dead_a to_o have_v be_v to_o complete_a the_o offer_n for_o this_o he_o say_v and_o again_o repeat_v the_o same_o word_n and_o justify_v they_o in_o his_o pretend_a answer_n to_o my_o first_o narrative_n p_o 220_o 221._o this_o offering_n up_o himself_o and_o give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o all_o include_v all_o his_o suffering_n both_o inward_a and_o outward_a and_o make_v it_o a_o complete_a and_o perfect_a sacrifice_n in_o which_o his_o blood_n be_v comprehend_v and_o concern_v as_o well_o as_o his_o flesh_n before_o his_o side_n be_v pierce_v by_o the_o spear_n for_o he_o have_v pronounce_v that_o great_a word_n consummatum_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v finish_v have_v bow_v his_o head_n and_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n before_o his_o side_n be_v pierce_v with_o the_o spear_n this_o be_v not_o only_o contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o 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14._o and_o rom._n 10._o which_v seek_v or_o look_v to_o christ_n and_o his_o blood_n as_o be_v above-quoted_n and_o prove_v be_v not_o by_o any_o outward_a or_o bodily_a act_n but_o by_o faith_n and_o yet_o even_o such_o seek_n or_o look_v be_v deny_v and_o oppose_v by_o g._n w._n and_o his_o colchester_n quaker_n brethren_n but_o whereas_o g._n w._n do_v argue_v so_o much_o and_o so_o frequent_o against_o that_o blood_n that_o be_v outward_o shed_v by_o the_o spear_n its_o be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o justification_n because_o that_o blood_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v at_o jerusalem_n for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o be_v say_v w._n b._n as_o g._n w._n quote_v he_o

by_o natural_a generation_n indeed_o many_o of_o the_o quaker_n deny_v any_o conveyance_n of_o original_a sin_n by_o natural_a generation_n as_o the_o pelagian_o deny_v of_o old_a because_o they_o can_v comprehend_v with_o their_o reason_n how_o such_o a_o conveyance_n can_v be_v to_o be_v sure_a it_o be_v altogether_o remote_a from_o all_o rational_a comprehension_n as_o well_o as_o from_o scripture_n that_o such_o a_o noble_a principle_n as_o the_o seed_n of_o god_n shall_v come_v by_o natural_a generation_n and_o so_o come_v to_o all_o man_n even_o the_o child_n of_o heathen_n as_o well_o as_o the_o child_n of_o believer_n as_o the_o quaker_n common_o teach_v yea_o g._n f._n say_v g._n m._n p._n 209._o every_o man_n at_o his_o come_v into_o the_o world_n have_v a_o light_n from_o christ_n he_o by_o who_o the_o world_n be_v make_v which_o be_v more_o than_o conscience_n but_o if_o every_o man_n have_v that_o light_n at_o his_o come_n into_o the_o world_n then_o heathen_a infant_n 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the_o blood_n of_o christ_n as_o outward_o shed_v be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o man_n justification_n be_v evident_a from_o his_o word_n light_a and_o life_n p._n 61._o but_o mark_v how_o one_o while_n w._n b._n make_v that_o blood_n and_o the_o shed_n of_o it_o his_o justifier_n and_o redeemer_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o have_v confess_v be_v not_o in_o be_v another_o while_n people_n must_v seek_v their_o saviour_n above_o the_o cloud_n and_o firmament_n contrary_a to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n rom._n 10._o 6._o another_o while_n they_o must_v look_v to_o jerusalem_n for_o justification_n and_o to_o the_o blood_n that_o be_v there_o shed_v contrary_a to_o deut._n 30._o 13_o 14._o and_o rom._n 10._o and_o if_o man_n shall_v look_v to_o jerusalem_n for_o that_o blood_n it_o be_v not_o there_o to_o be_v find_v for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o be_v say_v w._n b._n the_o seven_o colchester_n quaker_n in_o their_o print_a paper_n call_v some_o account_n above_o mention_v p._n 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