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
A42468	The churche[s] publick order argued and opened by a second confere[nce] betweene Silvanus and Himeneu[s] ... wherein the ordinances of the Church of Engla[nd for] Gods publick worship are proved to beagreeable to Gods sacred word / by L.G. [i.e. I.G.], a continuall friend and lover ofthe tr[uth].	J. G.	1643 (1643)	Wing G33; ESTC R42041	23,389	47

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spirit_n joy_v and_o behold_v your_o order_n and_o the_o steadfastness_n of_o your_o faith_n in_o christ_n col._n 2.5_o and_o this_o be_v not_o saint_n paul_n practice_n alone_o but_o general_a in_o all_o church_n by_o other_o apostle_n elder_n and_o evangelist_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o epistle_n to_o titus_n say_v for_o this_o cause_n leave_v i_o thou_o in_o crete_n that_o thou_o shall_v set_v in_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v want_v and_o ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n as_o i_o have_v appoint_v thou_o titus_n 1.5_o all_o which_o in_o total_a in_o what_o have_v be_v say_v the_o apostle_n to_o the_o thessalonian_o make_v a_o conclusion_n without_o any_o exception_n in_o these_o word_n therefore_o brethren_n stand_v stast_n and_o hold_v the_o tradition_n which_o you_o have_v be_v t●ught_v whether_o by_o word_n or_o by_o our_o epistle_n 2_o thes_n 2.15_o hym._n these_o scripture_n do_v clear_o show_v that_o the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o prescribe_v order_n and_o make_v 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