Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	believe_v	faith_n	implicit_a	7,064	5	13.7153	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57544	The disabled debtor discharged: or, Mary Magdalen pardoned Set forth in an exposition on that parable Luke 7. 40.-51. There was a certain creditor, which had two debtors, &c. By Nehemiah Rogers, minister of the gospel.; Mirrour of mercy, and that on Gods part and mans. Part I	Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660.	1658 (1658)	Wing R1821A; ESTC R222102	218,172	327

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9.2_o yea_o the_o faith_n of_o another_o may_v be_v profitable_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o brother_n in_o thing_n spiritual_a so_o far_o as_o to_o pray_v for_o he_o or_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o allure_v he_o unto_o christ_n or_o give_v he_o a_o right_a to_o the_o outward_a covenant_n as_o the_o parent_n faith_n do_v to_o the_o child_n 1_o cor._n 7.14_o rom._n 11.16_o but_o in_o thing_n eternal_a as_o to_o save_v from_o everlasting_a vengeance_n and_o to_o the_o obtain_v of_o eternal_a life_n it_o be_v ineffectual_a quest_n but_o if_o every_o one_o be_v save_v by_o his_o own_o faith_n what_o become_v of_o young_a infant_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o age_n have_v neither_o knowledge_n or_o faith_n and_o so_o depart_v this_o life_n be_v they_o save_v resp_n when_o we_o thus_o urge_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o particular_a faith_n we_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v to_o speak_v of_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o reasonable_a age_n second_o infant_n have_v faith_n christ_n himself_o reckon_v 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cooperantibus_fw-la fide_fw-la spe_fw-la atque_fw-la dilectione_n etc._n etc._n royard_n more_o be_v require_v of_o a_o christian_a then_o bare_a believe_a though_o no_o more_o be_v require_v in_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n yet_o more_o be_v require_v in_o respect_n of_o conversation_n as_o these_o place_n prove_v psal_n 1.1_o 2._o &_o 3●_n 1_o 2_o &_o 119.1_o 2._o mat._n 5.20_o jam._n 2.18_o 2_o pet._n 25._o 10._o and_o good_a reason_n there_o be_v for_o it_o for_o that_o god_n elect_v be_v bring_v to_o glory_n not_o by_o justification_n alone_o but_o by_o vocation_n and_o glorification_n also_o rom._n 8.30_o acts._n 26.18_o we_o must_v pass_v through_o sanctification_n before_o we_o come_v to_o glory_n nihil_fw-la vox_fw-la &_o praeterea_fw-la nihil_fw-la what_o shall_v we_o think_v then_o of_o the_o word_v christian_n the_o tribe_n of_o nepthalie_n who_o like_o the_o spartons_n night_v all_o be_v voice_n and_o little_a else_o sure_o they_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o cage_n than_o 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