Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	abraham_n	believe_v	impute_v	7,639	5	9.9008	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63895	A discourse on fornication shewing the greatness of that sin, and examining the excuses pleaded for it, from the examples of antient times : to which is added an appendix concerning concubinage : as also a remark on Mr. Butler's explication of Hebr. xiii, 4 in his late book on that subject / by J. Turner ...	Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50.	1698 (1698)	Wing T3297; ESTC R10983	44,117	68

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to_o god_n first_o institution_n for_o than_o he_o that_o marry_v a_o woman_n divorce_v marry_v she_o who_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v still_o esteem_v the_o wife_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o this_o be_v adultery_n he_o that_o only_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n be_v not_o say_v to_o commit_v adultery_n but_o he_o that_o put_v she_o away_o and_o marry_v another_o divorce_v only_o may_v be_v a_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v the_o marry_v again_o that_o make_v the_o adultery_n of_o which_o the_o only_a good_a reason_n to_o be_v give_v be_v because_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o have_v more_o than_o one_o wife_n now_o when_o it_o shall_v again_o be_v consider_v that_o all_o this_o part_n of_o our_o saviour_n discourse_n be_v a_o explanation_n and_o confirmation_n of_o this_o original_a institution_n and_o law_n mention_v v_o 4_o 5._o have_v you_o not_o read_v that_o he_o which_o make_v they_o in_o the_o beginning_n etc._n etc._n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o polygamy_n as_o well_o as_o 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