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
A51573	A sermon preached at St. Pauls by Henry Maisterson ...	Maisterson, Henry, d. 1671.	1641 (1641)	Wing M304; ESTC R10882	18,210	30

only_a secundùm_fw-la quid_fw-la but_o simpliciter_fw-la and_o absolutè_fw-la mala_fw-la and_o fall_v short_a of_o that_o evangelical_a goodness_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o my_o text_n and_o because_o knowledge_n of_o the_o commandment_n and_o thing_n to_o be_v practise_v do_v necessary_o presuppose_v knowledge_n of_o the_o creed_n and_o of_o thing_n to_o be_v believe_v it_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v not_o err_v in_o principle_n of_o action_n who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o fundamental_a point_n of_o faith_n for_o example_n he_o that_o think_v there_o be_v no_o god_n or_o no_o christ_n or_o that_o they_o regard_v not_o man_n action_n to_o reward_v the_o good_a and_o punish_v the_o bad_a or_o that_o be_v ignorant_a of_o any_o of_o these_o three_o proposition_n he_o can_v never_o lay_v down_o this_o for_o a_o practical_a conclusion_n that_o god_n be_v to_o be_v serve_v or_o christ_n to_o be_v obey_v for_o he_o that_o come_v to_o god_n must_v believe_v that_o he_o be_v and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o rewarder_n of_o they_o that_o diligent_o seek_v he_o heb._n 11.6_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o a_o knowledge_n &_o assent_n to_o the_o fundamental_a point_n of_o faith_n at_o least_o general_a and_o confuse_a be_v necessary_o require_v to_o integrity_n of_o conscience_n as_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o that_o practical_a knowledge_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o action_n second_o as_o the_o second_o act_n of_o conscience_n in_o general_n be_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o man_n action_n so_o it_o be_v require_v in_o the_o second_o place_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o upright_a conscience_n that_o out_o of_o a_o godly_a solicitude_n and_o fear_n to_o offend_v god_n it_o observe_v a_o man_n carriage_n and_o take_v notice_n of_o his_o action_n that_o it_o consider_v before_o his_o action_n what_o he_o be_v about_o to_o do_v that_o it_o remember_v and_o bear_v witness_n afterward_o what_o he_o have_v do_v that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v 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and_o purge_v by_o faith_n which_o reflexed_a act_n because_o it_o necessary_o presuppose_v integrity_n of_o conscience_n for_o a_o man_n can_v know_v that_o his_o conscience_n be_v pure_a unless_o it_o be_v so_o therefore_o this_o be_v not_o essential_a to_o integrity_n but_o to_o peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o so_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o kind_n of_o good_a conscience_n which_o be_v a_o peaceable_a conscience_n a_o peaceable_a conscience_n include_v all_o that_o i_o have_v say_v of_o a_o upright_a conscience_n and_o superad_v something_o more_o for_o though_o every_o peaceable_a conscience_n be_v a_o upright_a conscience_n yet_o every_o upright_a conscience_n be_v not_o always_o able_a to_o speak_v peace_n that_o which_o it_o superad_v be_v a_o power_n to_o reflect_v upon_o itself_o and_o to_o testify_v that_o it_o be_v upright_o and_o purge_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n for_o as_o a_o man_n may_v be_v alive_a and_o not_o know_v that_o he_o be_v alive_a as_o a_o 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