Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	church_n	doctrine_n	err_v	4,912	5	9.7791	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68502	A sermon, called Gods new yeeres-guift sent vnto England. Conteined in these wordes. So God loued the worlde, that he hath giuen his onely begotten sonne, that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish but should haue life euerlasting. Ioh. 3. 16.	Nicholson, Samuel, fl. 1600-1602.	1602 (1602)	STC 18547; ESTC S114555	14,183	40

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sua_fw-la quid_fw-la tibi_fw-la emunerat_fw-la nisi_fw-la munera_fw-la tua_fw-la again_o uis_fw-la excidere_fw-la gratia_fw-la ●acta_fw-la merotatia_fw-la our_o very_a faith_n as_o it_o be_v a_o grace_n in_o we_o be_v behold_v to_o grace_n it_o s●ues_v a●_n it_o be_v a_o hand_n ●o_o lay_v hold_v on_o christ_n not_o as_o it_o be_v a_o virtue_n and_o a_o work_n for_o all_o work_n must_v humble_o be_v cast_v at_o christ_n foot_n with_o marry_o and_o there_o meditate_v on_o his_o mercy_n they_o must_v not_o be_v busy_a with_o martha_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o justification_n as_o god_n say_v to_o paul_n my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o so_o i_o say_v to_o all_o god_n love_n be_v sufficient_a for_o you_o this_o love_n make_v you_o when_o you_o be_v nothing_o and_o this_o love_n must_v