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	lord_n	unbelief_n	5,320	5	10.6764	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34544	Self-imployment in secret ... left under the hand-writing of that learned & reverend divine, Mr. John Corbet ...; with a prefatory epistle of Mr. John Howe.	Corbet, John, 1620-1680.; Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1681 (1681)	Wing C6265; ESTC R32518	22,650	98

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sinfulness_n o_o the_o riches_n of_o thy_o goodness_n towards_o i_o shall_v not_o i_o loathe_v my_o carnal_a self_n shall_v not_o i_o grieve_v for_o grieve_v thy_o spirit_n i_o desire_v to_o do_v so_o i_o hope_v to_o do_v so_o do_v what_o thou_o will_v with_o i_o so_o thou_o pardon_v and_o sanctify_v and_o save_v i_o i_o be_o afraid_a of_o thy_o judgement_n i_o can_v endure_v but_o little_a o_o how_o weak_a be_v my_o heart_n nevertheless_o i_o will_v endeavour_v and_o i_o trust_v through_o grace_n that_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v enable_v to_o bear_v thy_o correct_a hand_n thou_o be_v wise_a and_o holy_a thou_o be_v merciful_a and_o gracious_a thou_o retaine_v not_o thy_o anger_n for_o ever_o because_o thou_o delight_v in_o mercy_n o_o spare_v i_o and_o consider_v i_o and_o deal_v with_o i_o not_o after_o my_o sin_n and_o reward_v i_o not_o after_o my_o iniquity_n but_o as_o far_o as_o the_o east_n be_v from_o the_o west_n so_o far_o remove_v my_o transgression_n from_o i_o comfort_v i_o 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defend_v or_o deliver_v i_o from_o any_o evil_n from_o which_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n to_o defend_v or_o deliver_v i_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n i_o now_o trust_v to_o my_o love_a wife_n why_o then_o shall_v i_o be_v suspicious_a of_o god_n in_o who_o hand_n i_o be_o why_o shall_v i_o doubt_v of_o his_o dear_a love_n and_o tender_a mercy_n towards_o i_o or_o call_v in_o question_n his_o good_a will_n to_o preserve_v or_o deliver_v i_o from_o any_o affliction_n that_o will_v be_v too_o hard_a for_o i_o to_o bear_v or_o to_o sustain_v and_o comfort_v i_o under_o any_o suffer_v which_o he_o see_v fit_a to_o inflict_v upon_o i_o if_o when_o i_o be_v more_o careless_a and_o forgetful_a of_o god_n and_o when_o i_o venture_v upon_o breach_n with_o he_o he_o be_v please_v to_o convince_v i_o of_o my_o sin_n and_o to_o rouse_v i_o up_o to_o a_o great_a care_n and_o to_o make_v i_o more_o earnest_a for_o pardon_n and_o for_o healing_n and_o for_o all_o needful_a grace_n and_o more_o 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i_o strive_v against_o i_o desire_v to_o be_v as_o sincere_a to_o another_o reputation_n as_o to_o my_o own_o i_o will_v not_o value_v other_o by_o their_o regard_n to_o i_o but_o by_o their_o true_a worth_n i_o will_v be_v content_v to_o be_v little_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o other_o this_o i_o unfeigned_o desire_v and_o endeavour_v and_o i_o hope_v that_o i_o have_v it_o in_o some_o good_a degree_n all_o my_o omission_n and_o negligence_n in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n in_o preach_v in_o personal_n private_a application_n i_o bewail_v and_o hearty_o resolve_v upon_o more_o diligence_n and_o faithfulness_n enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o