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	justify_v	work_n	31,332	5	6.6689	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01028	A letter first written and sent by Io. Forbes, pastour of the English Church at Middelburgh vnto certen of the companie of marchands adventurers at Stoade, at their earnest desire, for resolving this question: how a Christian man may discerne the testimonie of Gods spirit, from the testimonie of his owne spirit, in witnessing his adoption. And now againe renewed and enlarged by the authour, at the desire of divers good Christians, for the comfort of their troubled co[n]sciences, and published by those of his flocke, to whom he did dedicate it for the publike vse of the Church.	Forbes, John, 1568?-1634.	1616 (1616)	STC 11131; ESTC S118027	27,622	94

so_o that_o he_o be_v dead_a whereupon_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o god_n therein_o be_v so_o terrible_a to_o man_n that_o he_o can_v abide_v he_o nor_o hear_v he_o but_o be_v compel_v to_o run_v from_o he_o as_o be_v clear_a by_o the_o 12._o chapt_n of_o the_o hebrews_n verse_n 19_o 20._o 21._o compare_v with_o exod._n chapt_n 20._o verse_n 18._o 19_o 20._o 21._o thus_o our_o former_a blindness_n be_v turn_v into_o bondage_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o blindness_n that_o be_v security_n be_v turn_v in_o the_o fruit_n of_o bondage_n which_o be_v fear_n therefore_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o law_n be_v call_v the_o ministry_n of_o death_n and_o condemnation_n 3._o and_o in_o the_o first_o act_n of_o god_n call_v the_o spirit_n that_o speak_v in_o the_o law_n and_o be_v give_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o law_n be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n unto_o fear_n because_o the_o sight_n and_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o and_o of_o god_n which_o the_o spirit_n give_v we_o by_o the_o law_n 15_o work_v these_o effect_n and_o therefore_o by_o that_o name_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n which_o be_v give_v by_o the_o gospel_n and_o this_o will_v the_o apostle_n signify_v to_o the_o galatian_n when_o he_o compare_v the_o two_o testament_n to_o the_o two_o by_o who_o abraham_n beget_v ishmael_n &_o isaac_n do_v show_v 24._o that_o the_o one_o which_o be_v from_o mount_n sinai_n do_v beget_v unto_o bondage_n this_o be_v the_o estate_n of_o man_n both_o by_o nature_n and_o by_o the_o law_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o these_o effect_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o witness_n adoption_n be_v not_o in_o man_n neither_o by_o nature_n neither_o by_o the_o law_n but_o when_o the_o free_a spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v then_o come_v liberty_n to_o the_o heart_n and_o this_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n otherways_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o promise_n come_v to_o we_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o faith_n and_o not_o of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n as_o witness_v the_o apostle_n to_o the_o galatian_n 14._o and_o the_o history_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n 44._o now_o then_o when_o the_o man_n who_o first_o by_o nature_n be_v under_o blindness_n and_o next_o by_o the_o law_n be_v under_o sin_n and_o death_n keep_v in_o bondage_n and_o fear_n find_v himself_o first_o deliver_v from_o that_o blindness_n and_o ignorance_n of_o mind_n and_o next_o from_o that_o bondage_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o so_o consequent_o from_o his_o fear_n which_o be_v wrought_v in_o he_o by_o his_o bondage_n then_o may_v he_o know_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n grace_n and_o liberty_n have_v speak_v to_o his_o heart_n and_o have_v take_v possession_n of_o it_o because_o he_o find_v that_o promise_v accomplish_v in_o he_o whereof_o zacharias_n speak_v in_o the_o gospel_n according_a to_o luke_n to_o wit_n that_o god_n will_v grant_v to_o we_o that_o we_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o enemy_n 74_o shall_v serve_v 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therein_o so_o that_o the_o work_n and_o witness_v of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o wicked_a be_v like_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o apothecaris_n shop_n which_o one_o that_o pass_v by_o receyve_v although_o he_o never_o carry_v any_o of_o these_o odoriferous_a thing_n with_o he_o but_o the_o witness_v of_o the_o spirit_n to_o the_o elect_a be_v by_o impart_v the_o thing_n witness_v to_o the_o soul_n &_o make_v it_o real_o to_o possess_v it_o so_o that_o if_o a_o man_n can_v see_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o true_a child_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v see_v engrave_v in_o it_o mercy_n peace_n love_n righteousness_n life_n joy_n and_o christ_n himself_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n be_v write_v therein_o by_o the_o spirit_n according_a to_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n conform_v to_o this_o do_v the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o spirit_n witness_v to_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o corinthian_n when_o he_o say_v you_o be_v manifest_a to_o be_v the_o epistle_n of_o christ_n minister_v by_o 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