Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	catholic_a	church_n	visible_a	7,591	5	9.5600	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13949	Three small and plaine treatises 1. Of prayer or actiue 2. Of principles, or positiue 3. Resolutions, or oppositiue Diuinitie. Translated and collected out of the auncient writers for the priuate vse of a most noble ladie. By an old praebendary of the Church of Lincolne.	Williams, John, 1582-1650.	1620 (1620)	STC 24259; ESTC S102025	30,759	166

faith_n 5._o if_o you_o endeavour_v to_o abstain_v from_o sin_n for_o fear_v of_o offend_v so_o good_a a_o god_n 6._o if_o you_o begin_v to_o endeavour_v to_o live_v godly_a and_o righteous_o because_o it_o be_v the_o will_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n 7._o if_o you_o take_v more_o delight_n than_o you_o do_v in_o pray_v to_o god_n 8._o if_o you_o thank_v god_n private_o for_o these_o his_o good_a motion_n by_o these_o eight_o point_n you_o may_v soon_o know_v whether_o you_o have_v true_a faith_n or_o not_o q._n what_o be_v the_o infallible_a mark_n of_o true_a and_o justify_v faith_n a._n the_o effectual_a apply_v of_o christ_n and_o all_o his_o benefit_n to_o your_o own_o soul_n in_o particular_a this_o application_n do_v make_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o justify_v faith_n and_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o faith_n which_o can_v save_v we_o as_o historical_a faith_n which_o be_v a_o bare_a knowledge_n faith_n of_o miracle_n which_o be_v a_o bare_a assent_n temporary_a faith_n which_o be_v but_o a_o bare_a profession_n of_o the_o faith_n for_o a_o time_n embrace_v only_o for_o the_o desire_n of_o knowledge_n credit_n profit_n q._n what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o assertion_n of_o s._n paul_n that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o a._n the_o meaning_n be_v this_o even_o as_o when_o you_o give_v your_o alm_n to_o a_o beggar_n it_o be_v receive_v by_o his_o hand_n alone_o and_o yet_o his_o hand_n be_v not_o alone_a when_o it_o receive_v these_o alm_n but_o accompany_v with_o a_o arm_n sinew_n and_o artery_n even_o so_o when_o god_n offer_v unto_o you_o christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n you_o do_v receive_v he_o by_o faith_n alone_o and_o yet_o this_o faith_n which_o receive_v christ_n be_v never_o alone_a but_o still_o accompany_v with_o charity_n and_o good_a work_n in_o a_o word_n 1._o to_o hold_v alm_n be_v proper_a to_o the_o hand_n and_o not_o the_o arm_n and_o to_o hold_v christ_n proper_a to_o faith_n and_o not_o good_a work_n 2._o 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