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	sacrament_n	seal_n	4,627	5	9.5821	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04463	Certaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse, by the reuerend father Iohn Ievvel late Bishop of Salisburie. Whereunto is added a short treatise of the sacraments, gathered out of other his sermons, made vpon that matter, in his cathedrall church at Salisburie	Jewel, John, 1522-1571.; Garbrand, John, 1542-1589.	1583 (1583)	STC 14596; ESTC S107761	183,421	378

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religionis_fw-la ceu_fw-la verum_fw-la etc._n etc._n man_n 11._o can_v be_v gather_v together_o to_o the_o profession_n of_o any_o religion_n whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o false_a unless_o they_o be_v bind_v inthe_n fellowship_n of_o visible_a sign_n or_o sacrament_n the_o first_o cause_n why_o they_o be_v ordain_v be_v that_o thereby_o one_o shall_v acknowledge_v another_o as_o fellow_n of_o one_o household_n &_o member_n of_o one_o body_n so_o be_v all_o israel_n reckon_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n because_o of_o their_o circumcision_n &_o all_o such_o as_o be_v uncircumcised_a be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o people_n &_o have_v no_o part_n in_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o israel_n because_o they_o be_v uncircumcised_a even_o as_o we_o take_v they_o that_o be_v not_o baptize_v to_o be_v none_o of_o our_o brethren_n to_o be_v no_o child_n of_o god_n nor_o member_n of_o his_o church_n because_o they_o will_v not_o take_v the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n an_o other_o cause_n be_v 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