Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	circumcision_n	righteousness_n	seal_n	13,716	5	9.8320	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71284	A defence of the true sence and meaning of the words of the Holy Apostle, Rom. chap. 4, ver. 3, 5, 9 in an answer to sundry arguments gathered from the forenamed Scriptures by Mr. Iohn Goodwin, which answer was first dispersed without the authors name, but since acknowledged by Mr George Walker : together with a reply to the former answer, or, animadversions upon some of the looser and fouler passages thereof / by Iohn Goodwin.	Walker, George, 1581?-1651.; Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1641 (1641)	Wing W356; ESTC R20590	41,397	65

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the_o law_n and_o yet_o subiect_v himself_o to_o the_o law_n by_o his_o obedience_n and_o righteousness_n bring_v the_o blessing_n and_o life_n unto_o we_o and_o lib._n de_fw-la recta_fw-la fide_fw-la he_o say_v it_o be_v absurd_a to_o think_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v make_v heir_n of_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n by_o his_o disobedience_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o second_o who_o do_v bring_v we_o back_o to_o life_n by_o his_o most_o perfect_a obedience_n theodoret._n sermo_fw-la 10._o de_fw-la curate_fw-la graec._n affectionum_fw-la say_v it_o be_v very_o convenient_a that_o he_o who_o so_o high_o praise_v righteousness_n shall_v in_o his_o come_n in_o the_o flesh_n fulfil_v righteousness_n for_o man_n augustin_n enchirid_n ad_fw-la laurentium_fw-la cap._n 41._o say_v he_o be_v make_v sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v righteousness_n not_o our_o own_o but_o god_n righteousness_n not_o in_o ourselves_o but_o in_o 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