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
A49697	Christ crucified, or, The doctrine of the Gospel asserted against Pelagian and Socinian errours revived under the notion of new lights : wherein also the original, occasion and progress of errours are set down : and admonitions directed both to them that stand fast in the faith and to those that are fallen from it : unto which are added three sermons ... / by Paul Lathom.	Lathom, Paul.	1666 (1666)	Wing L572; ESTC R25131	132,640	284

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in_o that_o jesus_n who_o they_o have_v put_v to_o death_n then_o he_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v his_o hearer_n 8._o vers_fw-la 8._o both_o of_o the_o possibility_n of_o god_n have_v raise_v up_o christ_n from_o the_o dead_a and_o also_o of_o the_o present_a unbelieve_a jew_n be_v mistake_v in_o that_o zeal_n or_o rather_o fury_n which_o they_o show_v in_o oppose_a christ_n and_o persecute_v those_o that_o do_v profess_v his_o name_n and_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v too_o confident_a of_o their_o be_v in_o the_o right_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o for_o his_o own_o part_n he_o have_v be_v former_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n with_o they_o and_o have_v spend_v much_o pain_n in_o oppose_v and_o persecute_v those_o that_o believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n until_o such_o time_n as_o it_o please_v god_n to_o work_v in_o he_o a_o save_a conviction_n of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o way_n he_o have_v be_v in_o which_o he_o go_v on_o in_o relate_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n so_o that_o the_o 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16._o 1_o tim._n 4_o 16._o let_v we_o therefore_o take_v heed_n to_o ourselves_o and_o to_o our_o doctrine_n and_o then_o we_o may_v hope_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v instrument_n to_o promote_v the_o salvation_n of_o our_o selse_n and_o of_o those_o that_o hear_v we_o however_o 5._o isa_n 49.4_o 5._o though_o israel_n be_v not_o gather_v yet_o shall_v we_o be_v glorious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o our_o judgement_n shall_v be_v with_o the_o lord_n and_o our_o work_n with_o our_o god_n 3.13_o 2_o tim._n 3.13_o though_o evil_a man_n and_o seducer_n shall_v wax_v worse_o and_o worse_o deceive_v and_o be_v deceive_v 3.19_o ezek._n 3.19_o yet_o we_o have_v discharge_v the_o part_n of_o faithful_a watchman_n shall_v have_v deliver_v our_o own_o soul_n now_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o mercy_n inform_v the_o conscience_n of_o those_o that_o be_v erroneous_a 24.16_o act_n 24.16_o and_o soften_v the_o conscience_n of_o profane_a sinner_n and_o give_v we_o all_o grace_n to_o keep_v 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