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
A59121	Remarques relating to the state of the church of the first centuries wherein are intersperst animadversions on J.H.'s View of antiquity.	Seller, Abednego, 1646?-1705.	1680 (1680)	Wing S2460; ESTC R27007	303,311	521

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etc._n do_v only_o typify_v but_o not_o confer_v grace_n contrary_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 4.11_o who_o call_v circumcision_n a_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o abraham_n faith_n xlii_o that_o virginity_n be_v a_o example_n of_o angelical_a purity_n be_v plain_a from_o that_o of_o s._n matthew_n 22.30_o that_o the_o saint_n shall_v be_v like_o the_o angel_n and_o that_o explain_v by_o they_o shall_v neither_o marry_v nor_o be_v give_v in_o marriage_n nor_o be_v it_o amiss_o to_o say_v that_o they_o be_v marry_v to_o christ_n who_o disengage_v themselves_o from_o the_o world_n the_o more_o ready_o to_o follow_v the_o lamb_n whithersoever_o he_o go_v and_o such_o admirable_a chastity_n can_v fail_v of_o get_v itself_o veneration_n and_o respect_n every_o where_o and_o this_o may_v serve_v to_o apologise_v for_o the_o excessive_a praise_n of_o virginity_n to_o which_o the_o ancient_n every_o where_o give_v a_o extraordinary_a eulogy_n xliii_o the_o death_n of_o 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