Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	condition_n	faith_n	justification_n	3,398	5	9.7058	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71231	Enter into thy closet, or A method and order for private devotion A treatise endeavouring a plain discovery of the most spiritual and edifying course of reading, meditation, and prayer; and so, of self examination, humiliation, mortification, and such most necessary Christian duties, by which we sue out the pardon of our sins from Heaven, and maintain an holy converse with God. Together with particular perswasives thereunto, and helps therein.	Wettenhall, Edward, 1636-1713.	1666 (1666)	Wing W1495B; ESTC R217163	97,436	340

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that_o without_o all_o doubt_n god_n will_v not_o fail_v on_o his_o part_n except_o i_o fail_v on_o i_o god_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o give_v the_o promise_a blessing_n if_o i_o fail_v not_o to_o perform_v the_o condition_n upon_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v it_o second_o i_o therefore_o forthwith_o set_v myself_o about_o the_o condition_n or_o duty_n require_v as_o i_o expect_v the_o blessing_n or_o promise_a mercy_n from_o god_n i_o sorrow_n for_o my_o sin_n i_o endeavour_v amendment_n of_o life_n i_o cleave_v unto_o god_n with_o full_a purpose_n of_o impartial_a obedience_n three_o have_v do_v so_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o all_o this_o be_v worth_a any_o thing_n in_o itself_o but_o that_o it_o be_v through_o the_o mere_a grace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n that_o i_o must_v be_v accept_v pardon_v and_o save_v wherefore_o i_o trust_v to_o god_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n the_o condition_n of_o which_o i_o have_v ●ndeavoured_v to_o fulfil_v that_o he_o will_v 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observation_n that_o be_v the_o particular_a duty_n to_o be_v on_o they_o perform_v but_o forasmuch_o as_o most_o man_n keep_v they_o ordinary_o not_o otherwise_o than_o by_o a_o little_a change_n of_o diet_n take_v perhaps_o fish_n etc._n etc._n for_o flesh_n and_o feed_v neither_o more_o spare_o nor_o much_o less_o delicious_o than_o they_o do_v on_o other_o day_n and_o so_o make_v they_o indeed_o no_o fast_a day_n we_o must_v consider_v both_o of_o the_o set_v apart_o of_o day_n for_o private_a fast_n and_o of_o their_o observation_n when_o set_v apart_o but_o first_o of_o all_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o spend_v a_o few_o thought_n upon_o the_o nature_n and_o end_n of_o fast_v chap._n ii_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o end_n of_o fast_v by_o fast_v here_o be_v mean_v the_o religious_a abstain_v from_o our_o lawful_a food_n lawful_a food_n at_o present_a we_o will_v account_v that_o which_o according_a to_o the_o common_a practice_n of_o sober_a and_o discreet_a person_n of_o 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