Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	believe_v	church_n	creed_n	9,079	5	10.7231	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58345	God's plea for Nineveh, or, London's precedent for mercy delivered in certain sermons within the city of London / by Thomas Reeve ...	Reeve, Thomas, 1594-1672.	1657 (1657)	Wing R690; ESTC R14279	394,720	366

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for_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v oblige_v illiterate_a &_o undisciplined_a man_n to_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n the_o secret_n of_o the_o hypostatical_a union_n the_o modality_n of_o the_o mediator_n ship_n the_o speculation_n of_o christ_n passion_n the_o intricacy_n and_o scruple_n of_o the_o resurrection_n with_o variety_n of_o notion_n in_o this_o kind_n this_o obligation_n will_v be_v sue_v against_o so_o many_o nonsolvent_n that_o not_o only_o a_o captas_fw-la may_v be_v serve_v upon_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o laity_n but_o a_o great_a company_n of_o the_o clergy_n may_v be_v carry_v to_o prison_n with_o they_o all_o the_o difficulty_n i_o know_v do_v lie_v in_o this_o to_o know_v what_o a_o entire_a faith_n be_v 16._o duraud_n 3._o d._n 25._o q._n 1._o occam_n dial_n p._n 1._o l._n 3_o c._n 1._o bannes_n 22._o p._n 349._o altisiod_n sum._n l._n 3._o tr_fw-la 3._o c._n 1._o q._n 5._o grass_n decis_fw-la aur_fw-it l._n 2._o c._n 8._o n._n 16._o now_o though_o i_o do_v not_o hold_v with_o some_o that_o it_o be_v only_o a_o assent_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o some_o general_n and_o universal_a thing_n wherein_o diverse_a particular_n be_v contain_v with_o a_o will_v not_o to_o believe_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v opoposite_a to_o these_o and_o to_o submit_v to_o the_o church_n for_o the_o distinct_a understanding_n of_o the_o particular_n for_o this_o be_v to_o make_v a_o entire_a faith_n a_o confuse_a and_o enigmatical_a faith_n the_o very_a chaos_n not_o more_o dark_a and_o i_o wonder_v that_o they_o which_o hold_v that_o they_o which_o err_v in_o one_o point_n be_v heretic_n in_o all_o the_o rest_n can_v put_v such_o a_o stupid_a stark-blind_a faith_n into_o particular_a man_n breast_n which_o i_o find_v be_v a_o opinion_n so_o full_a of_o dangerous_a and_o destructive_a blindness_n that_o the_o most_o learned_a of_o that_o side_n though_o they_o have_v not_o quite_o disclaim_v the_o point_n controvert_v yet_o they_o have_v reject_v the_o rigour_n of_o it_o eymericus_n hold_v 1._o eymetic_n p._n 1.4.7_o n._n 8_o vasa_n 2_o disp_n 121._o peasant_n 22._o q._n 2._o art_n 8._o disp_n 1._o that_o all_o the_o article_n of_o faith_n be_v explicit_o to_o be_v belive_v and_o vasquez_n say_v that_o by_o distinct_a faith_n the_o redemption_n of_o christ_n the_o mystery_n of_o the_o incarnation_n all_o the_o principal_a article_n in_o the_o creed_n and_o all_o point_n needful_a for_o the_o order_n of_o life_n and_o work_v aright_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v by_o a_o unfolded_a faith_n and_o pezantius_n be_v so_o large_a that_o he_o say_v the_o article_n touch_v the_o unity_n essence_n and_o trinity_n of_o the_o person_n creation_n remission_n eternal_a life_n the_o nativity_n passion_n resurrection_n and_o second_o come_v of_o christ_n baptism_n the_o lord_n supper_n confession_n the_o ten_o commandment_n the_o prayer_n in_o the_o catechism_n be_v clear_o and_o necessary_o to_o be_v believe_v so_o that_o a_o entire_a faith_n be_v not_o a_o 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