Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	covenant_n	grace_n	seal_n	4,967	5	9.5543	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33724	The incomprehensibleness of imputed righteousness, for justification, by humane reason, till enlightned by the spirit of God preached in two sermons at the Merchants-Lecture in Broadstreet / by Thomas Cole.	Cole, Thomas, 1627?-1697.	1692 (1692)	Wing C5031; ESTC R18740	16,799	72

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my_o light_n and_o my_o salvation_n who_o shall_v i_o fear_v the_o lord_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o my_o life_n of_o who_o shall_v i_o be_v afraid_a psal._n 27._o 1._o rom._n 8._o 38_o 39_o hope_v ground_v upon_o faith_n be_v a_o sure_a anchor_n of_o the_o soul_n heb._n 6._o 19_o col._n 1._o 4_o 5._o faith_n be_v all_o the_o evidence_n we_o have_v for_o our_o salvation_n we_o stand_v by_o faith_n 2_o cor._n 1._o 24._o we_o hold_v by_o no_o other_o tenure_n it_o be_v hard_a for_o believer_n themselves_o to_o act_v faith_n because_o of_o that_o mixture_n of_o unbelief_n that_o be_v in_o they_o and_o therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v much_o hard_a for_o unbeliever_n to_o receive_v their_o first_o faith_n god_n by_o his_o almighty_a power_n let_v it_o into_o the_o heart_n and_o keep_v it_o there_o faith_n be_v not_o such_o a_o comprehend_v knowledge_n as_o we_o have_v of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v subject_a to_o man_n understanding_n it_o be_v above_o that_o neither_o do_v we_o 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