Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	believe_v	faith_n	justification_n	2,510	5	8.9827	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41483	The banner of justification displayed: or; a discourse, concerning the deep, and important mystery of the justification of a sinner wherein the severall causes thereof, being both numerous and various, are from the first to the last diligently enquired after, and their severall contributions towards so great and happy a work, clearly distinguished, and assigned to their proper causes (respectively.) and more particularly is shewed, how God, how the grace of God, how the decree of God, how the soveraign authority of God; how Christ, how the active obedience [of] Christ, how the passive obedience of Christ, how the resurrection of Christ, how the knowledge of Christ; how the spirit of God, how faith, how repentance, how works, how remission of s[in,] how the word, how the minister of the word, how the P[ope?] himself which is justified, may all truly, though upon severall accounts, and after different manners, be sayed to justifie.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1659 (1659)	Wing G1150A; ESTC R221574	62,441	91

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19_o much_o more_o be_v now_o justify_v by_o his_o bleod_n rom._n 5._o 9_o and_o be_v i_o christ_n be_v raise_v again_o for_o our_o justification_n rom._n 4._o 25._o by_o his_o knowledge_n shall_v my_o righteous_a servant_n justify_v many_o isa_n 53._o 11._o but_o you_o be_v wash_v but_o you_o be_v sanctify_v but_o you_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o god_n 1_o cor._n 6._o 11._o therefore_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n etc._n etc._n rome_n 5._o 1._o john_n do_v baptise_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o preach_v the_o baptism_n of_o repentance_n for_o remission_n of_o sin_n mar._n 1._o 4._o you_o see_v then_o how_o that_o by_o work_n a_o man_n be_v justify_v etc._n etc._n jam._n 2._o 24_o bless_a be_v they_o who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v and_o ●●ose_v sin_n be_v cover_v i_o who_o be_v justify_v as_o appear_v from_o v._n 2._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 4._o 7._o and_o how_o shall_v they_o 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