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	rule_n	tradition_n	8,631	5	9.6183	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01698	The only rule to walke by guiding Christs ministers, and all his members, how to frame their conuersation in the way to saluation. A sermon preached at a synod, or meeting of ministers in S. Michaels Church in Couentry the second of October. 1615. By S. Gibson, preacher of the word, and pastor in the same city.	Gibbons, Samuel.	1616 (1616)	STC 11837; ESTC S118451	20,003	53

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11._o 13.11_o 2._o cor._n 13.11_o when_o in_o conclusion_n he_o give_v they_o the_o vale_n he_o give_v they_o a_o special_a charge_n for_o this_o to_o be_v of_o one_o mind_n and_o live_v in_o peace_n all_o which_o show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a importance_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v concord_n in_o judgement_n and_o sure_o the_o contrary_n be_v of_o dangerous_a consequence_n for_o first_o special_o when_o teacher_n differ_v in_o opinion_n it_o be_v a_o occasion_n to_o make_v ungrounded_a hearer_n to_o start_v aside_o and_o become_v to_o be_v of_o no_o religion_n of_o old_a this_o turn_v many_o from_o the_o true_a faith_n 16._o sozom._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o dissonancie_n and_o diversity_n of_o opinion_n that_o be_v among_o learned_a man_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o many_o will_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n and_o such_o pretence_n at_o least_o have_v be_v make_v by_o some_o that_o have_v forsake_v our_o church_n and_o prove_v roman_a proselyte_n they_o have_v pretend_v that_o the_o hear_n of_o one_o preacher_n to_o contrary_a that_o which_o another_o teach_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o turn_n now_o though_o herein_o they_o have_v do_v foolish_o not_o consider_v that_o this_o be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o our_o religion_n but_o have_v ever_o be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n themselves_o a_o noble_a challenge_n be_v make_v they_o by_o dr._n white_n p._n 154._o where_o he_o offer_v to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v no_o point_n wherein_o they_o differ_v from_o we_o but_o they_o differ_v among_o themselves_o and_o that_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n there_o be_v great_a diversity_n of_o opinion_n as_o well_o as_o in_o we_o yet_o woe_n be_v to_o they_o by_o who_o the_o offence_n come_v they_o have_v much_o to_o answer_v for_o that_o have_v give_v the_o occasion_n by_o their_o opposite_a doctrine_n well_o this_o show_v there_o have_v need_n be_v great_a heed_n how_o we_o differ_v 2._o upon_o difference_n of_o judgement_n ordinary_o follow_v difference_n in_o affection_n and_o so_o contention_n arise_v between_o the_o pastor_n much_o mischief_n must_v necessary_o follow_v in_o ancient_a church_n there_o have_v be_v prodigious_a quarrel_n hereupon_o 47_o niceph._n lib._n 14._o cap._n 47_o and_o sometime_o murder_n have_v be_v commit_v as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o ecclesiastical_a history_n and_o therefore_o there_o have_v need_n be_v great_a care_n in_o every_o one_o to_o maintain_v unity_n and_o to_o forbear_v opposition_n this_o then_o be_v to_o be_v apply_v against_o all_o of_o what_o sort_n so_o ever_o that_o affect_v singularity_n in_o opinion_n and_o love_n to_o be_v in_o oppositum_fw-la and_o so_o cause_n division_n and_o contention_n the_o sin_n of_o many_o