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	church_n	creed_n	6,767	5	10.3283	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96399	The real Quaker a real Protestant, and the spirit of popery directly struck at in answer to a most malicious and scandalous book, entituled, The papists younger brother, by a disguised author under the titles Misoplanes and Philalethes, but on the contrary proved Philoplanes, Misalethes / by a servant of Christ, G. Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1679 (1679)	Wing W1952; ESTC R42838	97,690	135

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second_o or_o complete_a justification_n salvation_n or_o heaven_n upon_o the_o merit_n or_o deserve_v of_o our_o own_o work_n of_o charity_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o papist_n do_v render_v god_n a_o debtor_n to_o they_o for_o those_o work_n after_o the_o first_o grace_n receive_v herein_o we_o manifest_o differ_v from_o they_o and_o we_o do_v not_o place_v justification_n whole_o upon_o the_o inherent_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n but_o also_o upon_o his_o merit_n and_o dignity_n in_o procure_v or_o obtain_v eternal_a redemption_n for_o we_o by_o his_o blood_n suffer_v and_o sacrifice_n yet_o that_o absolute_a justification_n be_v not_o complete_v without_o the_o inherent_a or_o inward_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n through_o faith_n and_o sanctification_n we_o must_v confess_v §_o