Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	condition_n	covenant_n	justification_n	5,360	5	9.3431	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80553	A vindication of the magistrates and ministers of the city of Gloucester, from the calumnies of Mr. Robert Bacon, in his printed relation of his usage there, which he intitles, The spirit of prelacy yet working, or truth from under a cloud. Together with ten questions discussed, which tend to the discovery of close antinomianisme. / By John Corbet minister, and chaplain to Major generall Massie. Published by authority.	Corbet, John, 1620-1680.; Nicanor, Lysimachus, 1603-1641,	1646 (1646)	Wing C6267B; Thomason E337_15; ESTC R200828	24,213	37

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accompany_v it_o this_o be_v find_v in_o hypocrite_n and_o unbeliever_n gen._n 4._o matth._n 6.16_o isa_n 58._o by_o this_o dejectment_n they_o think_v to_o come_v into_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n but_o by_o it_o may_v come_v into_o the_o disfavour_n of_o god_n i_o shall_v describe_v that_o humiliation_n that_o be_v approve_v by_o god_n and_o find_v in_o the_o saint_n it_o be_v a_o dejectment_n of_o a_o man_n self_n upon_o the_o sight_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o glory_n greatness_n power_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n so_o that_o as_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n do_v increase_v in_o the_o soul_n the_o soul_n be_v abase_v as_o isa_n 6._o four_o first_o verse_n thus_o he_o declare_v pharisaical_a humiliation_n to_o be_v a_o cast_n down_o of_o a_o man_n because_o of_o sin_n the_o

saint_n humiliation_n to_o arise_v from_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n where_o as_o now_o he_o say_v godly_a sorrow_n be_v require_v in_o case_n of_o sin_n how_o can_v he_o reconcile_v this_o contradiction_n we_o hold_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v gracious_o humble_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o sin_n together_o with_o the_o reflection_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n which_o the_o text_n in_o isa_n 6._o will_v have_v clear_v unto_o he_o have_v he_o take_v in_o the_o latter_a part_n viz._n i_o be_o undo_v i_o be_o a_o man_n of_o unclean_a lip_n and_o dwell_v among_o a_o people_n of_o unclean_a lip_n now_o let_v it_o be_v well_o consider_v whether_o this_o be_v to_o handle_v god_n word_n sincere_o qu._n 7._o whether_o confession_n of_o sin_n i_o of_o ur_fw-la original_a corruption_n and_o sinful_a action_n reckon_v they_o before_o the_o lord_n be_v require_v in_o a_o christian_n aff._n according_a to_o m._n b._n here_o we_o agree_v in_o the_o term_n at_o least_o but_o in_o the_o 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