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	devil_n	tremble_v	4,708	5	9.5781	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75582	The just mans defence, or, The royal conquest being the declaration of the judgement of James Arminius, Doctor of Divinity in the University of Leyden, concerning the principall points of religion, before the States of Holland and VVestfriezland / translated for the vindication of truth, by Tobias Conyers, sometimes of Peter-house in Cambridge.; Declaratio sententiae de predestinatione. English	Arminius, Jacobus, 1560-1609.; Conyers, Tobias, 1628-1687.	1657 (1657)	Wing A3700A; ESTC R208013	52,267	187

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who_o shall_v purchase_v by_o his_o merit_n for_o all_o and_o only_o the_o elect_n life_n and_o lose_a righteousness_n and_o by_o his_o virtue_n communicate_v the_o same_o second_o their_o vocation_n to_o faith_n outward_o by_o the_o word_n inward_o by_o his_o spirit_n in_o the_o mind_n affection_n and_o will_n by_o a_o operation_n so_o efficacious_a that_o the_o elect_a person_n must_v needs_o assent_v and_o yield_v obedience_n thereunto_o in_o so_o much_o as_o he_o be_v not_o in_o any_o capacity_n able_a not_o to_o believe_v this_o his_o call_v or_o not_o to_o be_v obedient_a thereunto_o hence_o come_v to_o pass_v their_o justification_n and_o sanctification_n by_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n all_o their_o good_a work_n and_o this_o by_o the_o same_o forementioned_a force_n and_o necessity_n three_o mean_n to_o be_v be_v the_o keep_v the_o elect_a in_o the_o faith_n sanctity_n and_o zeal_n of_o good_a work_n or_o the_o donation_n of_o the_o 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they_o hear_v yet_o with_o such_o a_o faith_n as_o the_o devil_n endow_v with_o believe_v and_o tremble_v some_o of_o they_o be_v carry_v on_o further_a even_o after_o a_o manner_n to_o desire_v to_o taste_v of_o the_o heavenly_a gift_n these_o be_v the_o most_o miserable_a of_o all_o who_o be_v therefore_o take_v up_o on_o high_a that_o their_o fall_n may_v be_v the_o great_a it_o be_v impossible_a that_o this_o event_n shall_v not_o befall_v they_o necessitate_v to_o return_v to_o their_o vomit_n and_o to_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o f_o 〈…〉_o 9_o from_o this_o decree_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n divine_a and_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o mean_n appertain_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o both_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o elect_v shall_v necessary_o be_v save_v so_o as_o they_o be_v not_o in_o any_o possibility_n of_o perish_v and_o the_o reprobate_n unavoidable_o damn_v so_o as_o it_o be_v utter_o impossible_a for_o they_o to_o be_v save_v and_o that_o out_o of_o the_o absolute_a purpose_n of_o god_n precede_v all_o thing_n and_o cause_n which_o be_v in_o thing_n or_o can_v result_v from_o thing_n this_o opinion_n by_o some_o of_o those_o that_o adhere_v thereunto_o be_v judge_v the_o foundation_n of_o christianity_n salvation_n and_o the_o certainty_n thereof_o in_o which_o the_o sure_a and_o undoubted_a consolation_n of_o all_o believer_n give_v they_o a_o peaceable_a conscience_n be_v found_v and_o upon_o which_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n lean_v in_o so_o much_o as_o the_o contradict_v this_o doctrine_n be_v sure_o to_o rob_v god_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o attribute_v the_o merit_n of_o salvation_n to_o the_o freewill_n and_o power_n of_o man_n which_o savour_v of_o pelagianism_n these_o be_v the_o cause_n pretend_v why_o they_o labour_v so_o anxious_o to_o retain_v the_o purity_n of_o this_o doctrine_n in_o their_o church_n and_o oppose_v themselves_o to_o all_o alteration_n repugnant_a there_o unto_o for_o 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decree_n of_o righteousness_n or_o sin_n obedience_n or_o disobedience_n that_o may_v proceed_v from_o either_o of_o they_o second_o that_o god_n for_o the_o bring_v to_o pass_v this_o his_o precede_a decree_n determine_v the_o creation_n of_o adam_n and_o all_o man_n in_o he_o in_o the_o right_a state_n of_o original_a righteousness_n and_o further_o ordain_v that_o they_o shall_v sin_v and_o so_o be_v deprive_v of_o original_a righteousness_n and_o become_v guilty_a of_o eternal_a condemnation_n 3._o that_o god_n have_v decree_v those_o who_o he_o will_v precise_o save_v as_o to_o salvation_n so_o to_o the_o mean_n appertain_v thereunto_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o perseverance_n in_o it_o and_o this_o indeed_o by_o his_o irresistible_a grace_n and_o power_n so_o as_o they_o can_v but_o believe_v persevere_v and_o be_v save_v 4._o that_o god_n have_v decree_v to_o deny_v unto_o they_o who_o in_o his_o absolute_a will_v he_o have_v preordain_v to_o 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