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	true_a	visible_a	19,269	5	9.3685	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34877	A supplement to Knowledge and practice wherein the main things necessary to be known and believed in order to salvation are more fully explained, and several new directions given for the promoting of real holiness both of heart and life : to which is added a serious disswasive from some of the reigning and customary sins of the times, viz. swearing, lying, pride, gluttony, drunkenness, uncleanness, discontent, covetousness and earthly-mindedness, anger and malice, idleness / by Samuel Cradock ... useful for the instruction of private families.	Cradock, Samuel, 1621?-1706.	1679 (1679)	Wing C6756; ESTC R15332	329,893	408

of_o god_n people_n be_v represent_v to_o we_o after_o a_o figurative_a manner_n of_o speech_n by_o the_o name_n of_o zion_n and_o jerusalem_n psal_n 87.2_o the_o lord_n love_v the_o gate_n of_o zion_n more_o than_o all_o the_o dwelling_n of_o jacob_n and_o psal_n 112.6_o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n they_o shall_v prosper_v that_o love_n thou_o the_o name_n church_n occur_v not_o till_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o then_o it_o be_v impose_v by_o our_o saviour_n for_o no_o soon_o have_v peter_n make_v this_o confession_n for_o himself_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n mat._n 16.16_o but_o present_o our_o saviour_n add_v upon_o this_o rock_n that_o be_v the_o rock_n of_o this_o confession_n or_o upon_o this_o truth_n whereof_o thou_o have_v make_v profession_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v this_o profession_n or_o this_o faith_n which_o thou_o have_v profess_v 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thing_n that_o the_o hurt_n which_o adam_n do_v to_o his_o posterity_n be_v exemplo_fw-la non_fw-la

unto_o holiness_n 2_o tim._n 2.19_o let_v every_o one_o that_o name_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n depart_v from_o iniquity_n the_o end_n of_o christ_n gather_v they_o out_o of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v his_o people_n be_v that_o they_o may_v be_v holy_a and_o a_o peculiar_a people_n to_o himself_o zealous_a of_o good_a work_n thus_o moses_n speak_v of_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n deut._n 7.6_o thou_o be_v a_o holy_a people_n unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n that_o be_v they_o be_v so_o by_o destination_n and_o engagement_n though_o many_o of_o they_o be_v not_o real_o so●_n 2._o the_o church_n may_v be_v call_v holy_a because_o it_o train_v up_o people_n in_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n and_o godliness_n 3._o it_o may_v be_v call_v holy_a in_o respect_n though_o not_o of_o the_o great_a yet_o of_o the_o better_a part_n of_o it_o who_o god_n have_v sanctify_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n the_o other_o attribute_n of_o the_o church_n be_v catholic_n catholic_n as_o 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