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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75270	The virgin saint, or, A brief narrative of the holy life and Christian death of Mary Wilson with some memorable passages, and occasional speeches a little before her death added thereunto ; to which is also adjoyned a sermon, preached at her funeral by Mr. Geo. Nicholson, together with several consolatory letters, written by divers ministers, to her mournful father, Mr. Richard Wilson of Crosfield in Cumberland.	S. A.; Nicholson, George, ca. 1637-1697. Sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs. Mary Wilson.	1673 (1673)	Wing A28A; ESTC R42607	83,061	185

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18.31_o to_o ●●ve_v godly_a righteous_o and_o sober_o in_o this_o present_a ●vil_a world_n tit._n 2.12_o and_o several_a other_o way_n his_o positive-fundamental_a readiness_n be_v express_v in_o the_o scripture_n but_o i_o have_v give_v you_o these_o to_o let_v you_o see_v that_o all_o this_o you_o must_v be_v and_o do_v before_o you_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v ready_a to_o meet_v the_o lord_n jesus_n what_o ever_o the_o mad_a dote_a world_n dream_v of_o yet_o must_v man_n be_v bring_v to_o see_v that_o if_o ever_o they_o inherit_v eternal_a life_n they_o must_v go_v through_o this_o regeneration-work_n they_o must_v become_v new_a creature_n and_o all_o old_a thing_n must_v be_v do_v away_o and_o all_o thing_n must_v become_v new_a look_v to_o this_o all_o you_o that_o talk_v of_o heaven_n and_o say_v you_o be_v march_v up_o through_o the_o wilderness_n of_o this_o world_n to_o the_o eternal_a good_a land_n of_o canaan_n if_o you_o be_v deceive_v herein_o you_o be_v undo_v eternal_o 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