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	righteousness_n	seal_n	9,017	5	9.6941	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28341	The birth-priviledge, or, Covenant-holinesse of beleevers and their issue in the time of the Gospel together with the right of infants to baptisme / by Thomas Blake ...	Blake, Thomas, 1597?-1657.	1644 (1644)	Wing B3142; ESTC R12167	41,905	40

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the_o example_n of_o put_v away_o of_o those_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o strange_a wife_n from_o ezra_n 10._o be_v strange_o by_o some_o here_o object_v see_v the_o wife_n themselves_o be_v there_o put_v away_o and_o here_o the_o apostle_n they_o know_v order_v otherwise_o if_o they_o see_v that_o st_n paul_n rule_n accord_v not_o in_o the_o one_o how_o be_v there_o a_o necessity_n that_o it_o shall_v accord_v in_o the_o other_o something_o there_o be_v in_o that_o example_n special_a and_o extraordinary_a as_o there_o be_v in_o mordecai'_v not_o bow_v the_o knee_n to_o haman_n whether_o it_o be_v that_o now_o they_o be_v anew_o as_o it_o be_v to_o form_v their_o church_n upon_o their_o return_n from_o babylon_n and_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o admit_v such_o a_o mixture_n especial_o so_o many_o offend_n as_o to_o make_v a_o considerable_a party_n or_o whether_o the_o nation_n with_o who_o they_o have_v join_v themselves_o be_v of_o those_o particular_o forbid_v they_o deut._n 7._o or_o 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