Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	brethren_n	know_v	love_v	5,050	5	7.2282	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17308	Truth's triumph ouer Trent: or, the great gulfe betweene Sion and Babylon That is, the vnreconcileable opposition betweene the Apostolicke Church of Christ, and the apostate synagogue of Antichrist, in the maine and fundamentall doctrine of iustification, for which the Church of England Christs spouse, hath iustly, through Gods mercie, for these manie yeares, according to Christs voyce, separated her selfe from Babylon, with whom from henceforth she must hold no communion. By H.B. rector of S. Mathews Friday-Street.	Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.	1629 (1629)	STC 4156; ESTC S107077	312,928	398

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but_o abraham_n have_v a_o special_a and_o particular_a faith_n for_o first_o he_o believe_v in_o god_n second_o he_o believe_v in_o god_n especial_o concern_v the_o promise_n the_o substance_n whereof_o be_v christ._n this_o faith_n be_v impute_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v abraham_n special_a faith_n how_o have_v it_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n it_o be_v abraham_n peculiar_a proper_a own_o faith_n look_v with_o open_a eye_n upon_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n which_o promise_n be_v christ_n who_o day_n abraham_n though_o a_o far_o off_o see_v and_o rejoice_v which_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o every_o true_a believer_n who_o own_o special_a clear_a chrystall-eyed_a faith_n behold_v and_o apply_v god_n promise_v in_o christ_n be_v particular_o impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n this_o the_o apostle_n conclude_v in_o general_a from_o the_o example_n and_o instance_n of_o abraham_n and_o make_v it_o the_o common_a case_n of_o all_o true_a believer_n say_v rom._n 4._o 5._o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n this_o be_v so_o clear_a a_o conclusion_n what_o need_v we_o add_v further_a testimony_n christ_n himself_o say_v to_o thomas_n when_o he_o confess_v and_o say_v my_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n thomas_n because_o thou_o have_v see_v i_o thou_o have_v 2d_o believe_v bless_v be_v they_o that_o have_v not_o see_v and_o yet_o have_v believe_v where_o note_v two_o thing_n first_o thomas_z his_o faith_n in_o apply_v christ_n to_o himself_o say_v my_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n and_o second_o christ_n deduction_n show_v the_o same_o faith_n to_o be_v in_o every_o true_a believer_n the_o property_n of_o which_o faith_n be_v to_o apply_v christ_n to_o himself_o as_o thomas_n do_v and_o to_o say_v with_o the_o voice_n of_o faith_n confess_v christ_n in_o his_o death_n and_o resurrection_n