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
A17261	Truth and falshood, or, A comparison betweene the truth now taught in England, and the doctrine of the Romish church: with a briefe confutation of that popish doctrine. Hereunto is added an answere to such reasons as the popish recusants alledge, why they will not come to our churches. By Francis Bunny, sometime fellow of Magdalen College in Oxford	Bunny, Francis, 1543-1617.	1595 (1595)	STC 4102; ESTC S112834	245,334	363

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many_o sacrament_n there_o be_v the_o protestant_n be_v what_o a_o sacrament_n be_v a_o sacrament_n be_v a_o external_a sign_n institute_v &_o appoint_v of_o god_n to_o be_v use_v in_o his_o church_n by_o the_o receive_n whereof_o every_o faithful_a man_n and_o woman_n be_v assure_v of_o eternal_a grace_n i_o know_v that_o this_o word_n sacrament_n may_v be_v take_v more_o large_o and_o be_v sometime_o especial_o by_o saint_n augustine_n and_o after_o his_o time_n but_o this_o be_v the_o true_a definition_n of_o a_o sacrament_n in_o that_o sense_n that_o we_o use_v it_o for_o the_o two_o sacrament_n use_v by_o we_o in_o our_o church_n and_o though_o we_o call_v it_o a_o sign_n yet_o we_o say_v withal_o that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a effectual_a and_o as_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o a_o powerful_a sign_n faith_n a_o powerful_a sign_n to_o increase_v or_o strengthen_v faith_n to_o strengthen_v and_o increase_v our_o faith_n &_o make_v we_o take_v more_o sure_a hold_n of_o the_o promise_n 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those_o visible_a creature_n which_o be_v the_o external_a thing_n in_o the_o same_o but_o because_o we_o be_v assure_o persuade_v that_o god_n have_v appoint_v they_o to_o that_o end_n and_o as_o the_o sacrament_n do_v thus_o serve_v to_o strengthen_v and_o increase_v our_o faith_n faith_n profession_n of_o our_o faith_n so_o thereby_o also_o do_v we_o make_v profession_n of_o this_o our_o faith_n and_o in_o token_n that_o we_o have_v this_o persuasion_n settle_v in_o our_o heart_n we_o come_v to_o receive_v such_o sacrament_n as_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o testify_v between_o he_o and_o we_o of_o his_o grace_n towards_o us._n and_o for_o this_o cause_n when_o the_o eunuch_n desire_v to_o be_v baptize_v philip_n answer_v 37_o act._n 8.36_o 37_o if_o thou_o believe_v with_o all_o thy_o heart_n thou_o may_v nay_o the_o sacrament_n be_v but_o unprofitable_a to_o they_o which_o without_o faith_n do_v receive_v the_o same_o 16.16_o mar._n 16.16_o but_o he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v 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