Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	call_v	church_n	visible_a	4,851	5	9.0738	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61951	A sermon preached before the King at White-Hall, May the seventh, MDCLXXVI by John Svdbvry ...	Sudbury, John, 1604-1684.	1676 (1676)	Wing S6138; ESTC R624	13,718	32

beside_o those_o many_o pillar_n upon_o which_o house_n and_o church_n be_v build_v there_o be_v single_a pillar_n erect_v by_o the_o heathen_a to_o such_o purpose_n as_o do_v serve_v very_o well_o to_o express_v the_o sense_n of_o this_o metaphor_n which_o the_o apostle_n here_o use_v by_o way_n of_o allusion_n to_o they_o as_o first_o there_o be_v pillar_n which_o they_o rear_v up_o on_o high_a with_o image_n of_o their_o god_n and_o goddess_n upon_o they_o sit_v or_o stand_v or_o in_o some_o other_o posture_n to_o attract_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n to_o look_v up_o to_o they_o with_o that_o respect_n and_o veneration_n which_o be_v due_a to_o divine_a thing_n of_o such_o pillar_n we_o read_v leu._n 26.1_o you_o shall_v make_v you_o no_o idol_n nor_o grave_v image_n neither_o rear_v you_o up_o a_o stand_a image_n or_o pillar_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n now_o as_o st._n paul_n say_v of_o the_o heathen_a 1.25_o rom._n 1.25_o that_o they_o change_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n into_o a_o lie_n and_o the_o prophet_n habakkuk_n call_v a_o idol_n a_o teacher_n of_o lie_n 2.18_o hab._n 2.18_o so_o we_o may_v say_v of_o those_o pillar_n of_o idol_n they_o be_v pillar_n of_o lie_n and_o in_o allusion_n to_o they_o the_o church_n which_o set_v up_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n above_o all_o the_o false_a worship_n of_o all_o false_a god_n to_o draw_v the_o eye_n of_o all_o man_n to_o look_v up_o to_o it_o with_o that_o veneration_n which_o be_v due_a to_o it_o may_v be_v call_v the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n excelsa_fw-la columna_fw-la according_a to_o that_o which_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n foretell_v of_o it_o in_o another_o metaphor_n isai_n 2.2_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o last_o day_n that_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n shall_v be_v establish_v in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o shall_v be_v exalt_v above_o the_o hill_n and_o all_o nation_n shall_v flow_v unto_o it_o but_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o 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league_n covenant_n precept_n decree_n mystery_n etc._n etc._n in_o which_o sense_n the_o metaphor_n of_o a_o pillar_n be_v use_v revel_v 3.12_o he_o that_o overcome_v will_v i_o make_v a_o pillar_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o my_o god_n and_o i_o will_v write_v upon_o he_o the_o name_n of_o my_o god_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n of_o my_o god_n which_o be_v the_o new_a jerusalem_n which_o come_v down_o out_o of_o heaven_n from_o my_o god_n and_o i_o will_v write_v upon_o he_o my_o new_a name_n in_o this_o sense_n the_o catholic_n and_o apostolic_a church_n which_o expose_v the_o scripture_n which_o ireneus_fw-la call_v the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n and_o in_o which_o be_v write_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n his_o law_n covenant_n decree_n mystery_n of_o his_o will_n history_n of_o his_o providence_n and_o many_o other_o divine_a truth_n to_o be_v as_o legible_a as_o inscription_n upon_o a_o pillar_n and_o every_o particular_a church_n which_o 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