Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	apostle_n	believe_v	creed_n	5,123	5	10.2967	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23760	The practice of Christian graces, or, The whole duty of man laid down in a plaine and familiar way for the use of all, but especially the meanest reader : divided into XVII chapters, one whereof being read every Lords Day, the whole may be read over thrice in the year : with Private devotions for several occasions...; Whole duty of man	Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.; Fell, John, 1625-1686.	1658 (1658)	Wing A1158; ESTC R17322	270,574	508

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the_o lose_v only_o those_o further_a degree_n which_o our_o industry_n may_v have_v help_v we_o to_o but_o it_o be_v the_o lose_v even_o of_o what_o we_o already_o have_v for_o from_o he_o that_o have_v not_o that_o be_v again_o have_v not_o make_v use_n of_o what_o he_o have_v shall_v be_v take_v away_o even_o that_o which_o he_o have_v mat._n 25._o 29._o god_n will_v withdraw_v the_o grace_n which_o he_o see_v so_o neglect_v as_o we_o see_v in_o that_o parable_n the_o talon_n be_v take_v from_o he_o that_o have_v only_o hide_v it_o in_o a_o napkin_n and_o have_v bring_v in_o no_o gain_n to_o his_o lord_n and_o this_o be_v a_o most_o sad_a punishment_n the_o great_a that_o can_v befall_v any_o man_n before_o he_o come_v to_o hell_n indeed_o it_o be_v some_o kind_n of_o foretaste_n of_o it_o it_o be_v the_o deliver_v he_o up_o to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o it_o be_v the_o banish_v he_o from_o the_o face_n of_o god_n which_o be_v not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o damn_a and_o it_o be_v also_o the_o bind_v a_o man_n over_o to_o that_o full_a portion_n of_o wretchedness_n in_o another_o world_n for_o that_o be_v the_o last_o doom_n of_o the_o unprofitable_a servant_n mat._n 25._o 30._o cast_v you_o the_o unprofitable_a servant_n into_o outer_a darkness_n there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n you_o see_v they_o be_v no_o light_a danger_n that_o attend_v this_o neglect_n of_o grace_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o have_v any_o love_n nay_o any_o common_a pity_n to_o our_o soul_n we_o must_v set_v ourselves_o to_o this_o industry_n i_o have_v now_o do_v with_o those_o virtue_n which_o respect_n our_o soul_n i_o come_v now_o to_o those_o which_o concern_v our_o body_n 17._o the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v chastity_n chastity_n or_o purity_n which_o may_v well_o be_v set_v in_o the_o front_n of_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o our_o body_n since_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 6._o 18._o set_v the_o contrary_a as_o the_o 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man_n know_v that_o you_o be_v my_o disciple_n if_o you_o have_v love_v one_o to_o another_o so_o that_o if_o we_o mean_v not_o to_o cast_v off_o discipleship_n to_o christ_n we_o must_v not_o forsake_v this_o love_n of_o the_o brethren_n 8._o the_o three_o relation_n be_v that_o between_o husband_n and_o wife_n obedience_n this_o be_v yet_o much_o near_a than_o either_o of_o the_o former_a as_o appear_v by_o that_o text_n eph._n 5._o 31._o a_o man_n shall_v leave_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o two_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n several_a duty_n there_o be_v owe_a from_o one_o of_o these_o person_n to_o the_o other_o and_o first_o for_o the_o wife_n she_o owe_v obedience_n this_o be_v command_v by_o the_o apostle_n col._n 3._o 18._o wife_n submit_v yourselves_o to_o your_o own_o husband_n as_o it_o be_v fit_a in_o the_o lord_n they_o be_v to_o render_v obedience_n to_o their_o husband_n in_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v in_o all_o lawful_a command_n 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he_o the_o inconvenience_n thereof_o and_o to_o persuade_v he_o to_o retract_v that_o command_n but_o in_o case_n she_o can_v win_v he_o to_o it_o by_o fair_a entreaty_n she_o must_v neither_o try_v sharp_a language_n nor_o yet_o final_o refuse_v to_o obey_v nothing_o but_o the_o unlawfulness_n of_o the_o command_n be_v sufficient_a warrant_n for_o that_o 9_o second_o fidelity_n the_o wife_n owe_v fidelity_n to_o the_o husband_n and_o that_o of_o two_o sort_n first_o that_o of_o the_o bed_n she_o must_v keep_v herself_o pure_a and_o chaste_a from_o all_o strange_a embrace_n and_o therefore_o must_v not_o so_o much_o as_o give_v a_o ear_n to_o any_o that_o will_v allure_v she_o but_o with_o the_o great_a abhorrence_n eject_v all_o motion_n of_o that_o sort_n &_o never_o give_v any_o man_n that_o have_v once_o make_v