Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	act_n	grace_n	habit_n	4,993	5	9.9892	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09386	A C[hristian] and [plain]e treatise of the manner and order of predestination and of the largenes of Gods grace. First written in Latine by that reuerend and faithfull seruant of God, Master William Perkins, late preacher of the word in Cambridge. And carefully translated into English by Francis Cacot, and Thomas Tuke.; De prædestinationis modo et ordine. English	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Cacot, Francis.; Tuke, Thomas, d. 1657.	1606 (1606)	STC 19683; ESTC S103581	116,285	285

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operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o outward_a ministry_n of_o the_o prophet_n it_o please_v lombard_n also_o to_o interpret_v this_o place_n how_o often_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v thy_o child_n and_o thou_o will_v 16._o lib._n 1._o do_v 16._o not_o thus_o so_o many_o as_o i_o have_v gather_v together_o i_o do_v it_o by_o my_o effectual_a will_n thou_o be_v unwilling_a object_n iii_o revel_v 3._o 20._o i_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n and_o knock_n if_o any_o shall_v open_v it_o unto_o i_o i_o will_v come_v in_o unto_o he_o therefore_o all_o at_o who_o door_n christ_n knock_v have_v sufficient_a grace_n whereby_o they_o be_v able_a to_o open_v if_o they_o will_n he_o be_v unwise_a that_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n if_o he_o know_v assure_o that_o there_o be_v no_o body_n within_o that_o be_v able_a to_o open_v it_o answer_v this_o place_n favour_v not_o universal_a grace_n for_o these_o at_o who_o door_n christ_n knock_v be_v choose_v which_o believe_v and_o 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