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
A26833	A sermon preach'd before the Queen in Christ-Church, Canterbury, May iv. 1694 by John Battely ...	Battely, John, 1647-1708.	1694 (1694)	Wing B1151; ESTC R11113	9,154	27

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here_o as_o in_o other_o war_n where_o a_o man_n may_v hope_v to_o escape_v misery_n if_o not_o by_o prosperous_a success_n yet_o by_o a_o speedy_a and_o honourable_a death_n no_o nothing_o here_o but_o plain_a overcome_a will_v serve_v the_o turn_n for_o if_o once_o he_o be_v vanquish_v in_o the_o main_a issue_n of_o this_o war_n there_o be_v no_o kind_a sword_n to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o his_o suffering_n nor_o will_v the_o grave_n itself_o shelter_v he_o from_o those_o eternal_a misery_n that_o be_v come_v upon_o he_o well_o therefore_o i_o say_v do_v all_o the_o probable_a and_o possible_a way_n that_o lead_v to_o this_o victory_n deserve_v our_o consideration_n but_o this_o of_o faith_n shall_v more_o especial_o be_v regard_v by_o we_o because_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o truth_n itself_o have_v mark_v it_o out_o as_o a_o certain_a and_o infallible_a one_o but_o alas_o these_o be_v thing_n that_o man_n general_o little_a dream_n of_o be_v so_o far_o from_o think_v and_o contrive_v 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