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	scripture_n	tradition_n	15,184	5	9.5685	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25343	Ancient truth revived, or, A True state of the antient, suffering Church of Christ, commonly (but falsly) called Brownists, living in London, and other places of this nation wherein I. Is shewed (in the preface) the state of the gospel-church, from the time of Christ's ascension, to the end of the world, gathered out of the book of Revelations, II. The confession of our faith, grounded on the doctrine of the apostles and prophets, III. By vvhom the gospel vvas first preached in this island, IV. Our practice in the worship of God, according to the practice of the primitive church, with an explanation of every ordinance, and vvho have right to administer the same, V. The first day of the week proved to be the gospel-sabbath.		1677 (1677)	Wing A3076; ESTC R40283	61,216	57

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11.15_o present_v to_o king_n charles_n the_o ii_o from_o these_o word_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n there_o speak_v of_o which_o shall_v become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o his_o christ_n be_v say_v they_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n which_o man_n so_o mighty_o strive_v after_o when_o all_o know_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n which_o man_n so_o mighty_o strive_v after_o be_v such_o kingdom_n as_o england_n spain_n and_o denmark_n and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v govern_v by_o civil_a magistrate_n according_a to_o god_n ordinance_n who_o office_n and_o sword_n they_o have_v receive_v next_o under_o god_n to_o be_v head_n of_o their_o kingdom_n whether_o such_o magistrate_n be_v believer_n or_o no_o a_o yet_o all_o christian_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v they_o not_o for_o b_o fear_v but_o for_o conscience_n sake_n and_o that_o in_o the_o lord_n ah_o act_n 25.11_o b_o rom._n 13.5_o 2._o to_o help_v these_o man_n to_o see_v their_o mistake_n 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