Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	fruit_n	good_a	work_n	30,543	5	6.6265	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61950	A sermon preach'd before the King, May 9, 1675 by John Sudbury ...	Sudbury, John, 1604-1684.	1675 (1675)	Wing S6137; ESTC R17686	12,043	34

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yourselves_o above_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v so_o great_a a_o prejudice_n against_o those_o of_o the_o court_n as_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o say_v of_o they_o exeat_fw-la aulâ_fw-la qui_fw-la vult_fw-la esse_fw-la pius_fw-la he_o that_o will_v be_v a_o saint_n must_v not_o be_v a_o courtier_n other_o there_o be_v who_o will_v persuade_v we_o that_o we_o can_v be_v saint_n unless_o we_o be_v roman_n though_o we_o hold_v the_o same_o entire_a catholic_n faith_n which_o the_o whole_a christian_a church_n receive_v from_o the_o apostle_n and_o they_o from_o jesus_n the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o our_o faith_n yet_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o call_v we_o schismatics_n and_o heretic_n because_o we_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o we_o owe_v a_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n to_o the_o pretend_a successor_n of_o st._n peter_n as_o monarch_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n which_o st._n peter_n himself_o never_o have_v nor_o ever_o offer_v to_o require_v upon_o any_o 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