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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44095	Some considerations of present use wherein is shewn that the strong ought to bear with the weak, and the weak not clamour against or censure the strong, in which the true notion of the strong and weak is stated / delivered in a farewell-sermon at St. George Buttolph-Lane, London, by Benjamin Hoffman ...	Hoffman, Benjamin.	1683 (1683)	Wing H2347; ESTC R36002	14,423	41

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any_o sort_n of_o treatment_n that_o the_o law_n will_v not_o direct_o allow_v or_o do_v not_o express_o enjoin_v it_o be_v no_o persecution_n to_o put_v good_a and_o justifiable_a law_n in_o execution_n but_o it_o look_v like_o one_o when_o those_o that_o be_v to_o do_v it_o rejoice_v in_o their_o brother_n suffering_n but_o 3._o the_o strong_a shall_v consider_v and_o pity_v the_o meanness_n and_o confusion_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o understanding_n now_o faith_n as_o the_o scripture_n say_v come_v by_o hear_v and_o therefore_o this_o fault_n i_o shall_v rather_o choose_v to_o lay_v upon_o their_o teacher_n than_o upon_o they_o tho_o it_o be_v in_o part_n their_o fault_n to_o make_v no_o better_o a_o choice_n and_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v the_o particular_a sleight_n of_o their_o preacher_n to_o cut_v out_o work_v for_o themselves_o to_o make_v their_o hearer_n of_o nice_a and_o boggle_n conscience_n that_o they_o may_v have_v they_o under_o their_o 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