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	covenant_n	seal_n	6,171	5	9.8580	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05090	A plaine refutation of M. G. Giffardes reprochful booke, intituled a short treatise against the Donatists of England Wherein is discouered the forgery of the whole ministrie, the confusion, false worship, and antichristian disorder of these parish assemblies, called the Church of England. Here also is prefixed a summe of the causes of our seperation ... by Henrie Barrovve. Here is furder annexed a briefe refutation of M. Giff. supposed consimilituda betwixt the Donatists and vs ... by I. Gren. Here are also inserted a fewe obseruations of M. Giff. his cauills about read prayer & deuised leitourgies.	Barrow, Henry, 1550?-1593.; Greenwood, John, d. 1593.	1591 (1591)	STC 1523; ESTC S104500	292,873	278

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the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n 25._o otherwise_o their_o circumcision_n be_v make_v unto_o they_o uncircumcision_n neither_o do_v their_o literal_a title_n and_o prerogative_n any_o whit_n avail_v they_o but_o rather_o aggravate_v their_o judgment_n while_o they_o be_v find_v transgresser_n of_o the_o law_n the_o covenant_n doubtless_o be_v not_o otherwise_o make_v unto_o they_o than_o it_o be_v unto_o their_o father_n abraham_n to_o who_o it_o be_v say_v be_v thou_o upright_o and_o walk_v straight_o before_o i_o 17._o how_o often_o do_v the_o lord_n at_o the_o give_v of_o his_o law_n and_o the_o enter_a covenant_n with_o the_o whole_a people_n stipulate_v and_o require_v their_o faith_n and_o obedience_n when_o he_o promise_v to_o be_v their_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o their_o seed_n how_o oft_o do_v he_o pronounce_v the_o covenant_n break_v and_o disannul_v on_o their_o part_n when_o they_o transgress_v &_o reject_v his_o law_n and_o denownce_v of_o his_o part_n all_o plague_n and_o 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