Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	good_a	life_n	work_n	29,791	5	6.1220	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12430	Two sermons, of Ionahs punishment ; Foure sermons preached by Maister Henry Smith ; and published by a more perfect copie then heretofore.	Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591.	1607 (1607)	STC 22751; STC 22754; ESTC S514	75,287	114

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and_o quite_o change_v the_o matter_n and_o say_v you_o shall_v not_o die_v thus_o sin_n creep_v upon_o we_o while_o doubt_v fullness_n remain_v in_o we_o so_o god_n say_v you_o shall_v be_v save_v the_o tremble_a flesh_n say_v peradventure_o i_o shall_v &c_n &c_n then_o come_v satan_n and_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v die_v so_o that_o if_o you_o will_v ask_v what_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o sinner_n or_o if_o you_o will_v have_v it_o define_v it_o be_v this_o peradventure_o yea_o peradventure_o faith_n the_o sinner_n faith_n no_o if_o you_o will_v ask_v i_o whereupon_o this_o faith_n be_v ground_v it_o be_v upon_o if_n and_o and_n this_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o ungodly_a to_o say_v if_o so_o be_v god_n will_v help_v we_o for_o they_o can_v not_o assure_v themselves_o of_o any_o help_n but_o we_o may_v not_o doubt_v of_o our_o god_n and_o say_v it_o may_v be_v or_o if_o peradventure_o for_o we_o may_v free_o pray_v to_o our_o god_n with_o confidence_n and_o may_v say_v our_o god_n 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we_o and_o lay_v the_o tempest_n when_o our_o enemy_n call_v upon_o their_o god_n saint_n and_o angel_n but_o what_o do_v we_o mean_v belove_a when_o mercy_n be_v come_v to_o send_v for_o judgement_n for_o though_o we_o be_v save_v with_o israel_n we_o deserve_v to_o be_v plague_v with_o pharaoh_n because_o we_o be_v not_o thankful_a for_o this_o namely_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v think_v upon_o we_o in_o our_o distress_n for_o he_o travel_v with_o mercy_n and_o labour_v till_o he_o be_v deliver_v he_o go_v lade_v like_o a_o bee_n but_o want_v a_o hive_n there_o be_v two_o hand_n a_o hand_n to_o give_v &_o a_o hand_n to_o receive_v god_n hand_n to_o give_v and_o man_n hand_n to_o receive_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v a_o bountiful_a and_o a_o merciful_a hand_n a_o hand_n load_v with_o liberality_n full_a of_o gracious_a gift_n therefore_o let_v we_o stretch_v forth_o the_o good_a hand_n to_o receive_v it_o thankful_o to_o embrace_v it_o cheerful_o to_o entertain_v it_o and_o careful_o to_o keep_v it_o let_v we_o receive_v it_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o faith_n the_o hand_n of_o love_n and_o the_o hand_n of_o prayer_n for_o who_o so_o come_v with_o his_o hand_n shall_v be_v fill_v and_o who_o so_o come_v without_o it_o shall_v go_v empty_a away_o because_o they_o have_v despise_v the_o way_n of_o god_n for_o when_o i_o instruct_v they_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v and_o what_o i_o teach_v they_o they_o will_v 25._o pro_fw-la 1._o 24_o 25._o not_o learn_v say_v the_o lord_n jonah_n waken_v thus_o and_o thus_o exhort_v to_o call_v upon_o his_o god_n soon_o no_o doubt_n perceive_v his_o danger_n and_o partly_o with_o the_o horror_n for_o his_o sin_n partly_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o deserve_a and_o thus_o threaten_v drown_v and_o other_o punishment_n without_o question_n be_v grievous_o vex_v for_o he_o can_v not_o but_o see_v that_o the_o very_a dumb_a creature_n be_v bend_v against_o he_o for_o his_o disobedience_n the_o wind_n blow_v as_o though_o it_o will_v 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the_o water_n so_o near_o we_o be_v to_o death_n by_o all_o likelihood_n the_o second_o sermon_n of_o the_o punishment_n of_o jonah_n jonah_n 1._o 7._o afterward_o they_o say_v every_o one_o to_o his_o fellow_n come_v and_o let_v we_o cast_v lot_n that_o we_o may_v know_v for_o who_o cause_n this_o evil_n be_v come_v upon_o we_o so_o they_o cast_v lot_n and_o the_o lot_n fall_v upon_o jonah_n now_o follow_v another_o mean_a which_o the_o mariner_n use_v to_o appease_v the_o tempest_n they_o cast_v lot_n but_o first_o they_o consult_v and_o consent_v to_o cast_v lot_n the_o tempest_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o they_o conclude_v with_o