Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	faith_n	heart_n	purify_v	2,568	5	11.6551	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46743	A practical exposition of the historical prophesie of Jonah delivering sundry brief notes in a cursory way concerning the mind of the Holy Ghost in the several passages. Imprimatur. June 5. 1665.	Jemmat, William, 1596?-1678.	1666 (1666)	Wing J550B; ESTC R217032	159,232	228

1_o cor._n 15_o 55._o or_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o jesus_n christ_n again_o o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n o_o grave_n whe●e_o be_v thy_o victory_n which_o be_v see_v sometime_o of_o they_o that_o say_v heretofore_o there_o be_v but_o a_o step_n between_o i_o and_o death_n between_o i_o and_o hell_n all_o which_o make_v against_o the_o vain_a confidence_n of_o idle_a use_v 1_o christian_n who_o presume_v to_o know_v god_n mercy_n towards_o they_o without_o any_o doubt_v a_o thing_n which_o divers_a godly_a and_o serious_a man_n have_v not_o yet_o obtain_v and_o sometime_o fear_v they_o shall_v never_o obtain_v here_o we_o will_v examine_v a_o little_a the_o fear_n of_o the_o one_o hopeful_a godly_a man_n fear_n be_v hopeful_a and_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o other_o for_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o godly_a 1._o the_o lord_n order_v all_o their_o fear_n and_o tenderness_n of_o spirit_n to_o their_o great_a good_a as_o here_o the_o fear_n of_o these_o ninevite_n first_o they_o be_v affright_v with_o the_o horror_n of_o a_o sudden_a overthrow_n and_o this_o fear_n work_v they_o to_o repentance_n that_o they_o shall_v escape_v the_o denounce_v overthrow_n so_o still_o general_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n method_n in_o bring_v soul_n home_n to_o himself_o first_o out_o of_o security_n to_o convince_v they_o of_o a_o bad_a estate_n and_o so_o let_v they_o repent_v and_o seek_v after_o god_n let_v they_o be_v sick_a and_o see_v their_o need_n of_o a_o physician_n let_v they_o be_v prick_v at_o heart_n and_o ask_v what_o they_o must_v do_v to_o be_v save_v and_o do_v you_o see_v he_o who_o my_o soul_n love_v can_v you_o give_v i_o any_o sure_a mark_n of_o my_o be_v in_o christ_n can_v this_o or_o that_o stand_n with_o the_o truth_n of_o grace_n i_o be_o afraid_a i_o be_o not_o right_a in_o the_o main_a i_o doubt_v that_o all_o this_o while_n i_o do_v but_o deceive_v my_o own_o soul_n of_o which_o tenderness_n the_o lord_n make_v this_o use_n 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