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
B14844	Six excellent treatises of life and death collected (and published in French) by Philip Mornay, sieur du Plessis ; and now (first) translated into English.	Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; Cyprian, Saint, Bishop of Carthage.; Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, d. 397.; Cicero, Marcus Tullius.; Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.	1607 (1607)	STC 18155; ESTC S94239	82,027	544

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reply_v that_o christ_n have_v this_o particular_a power_n although_o we_o may_v answer_v thou_o that_o he_o be_v like_a unto_o we_o yet_o harken_v what_o he_o say_v to_o exhort_v we_o not_o to_o linger_v out_o the_o time_n at_o length_n 13._o luk._n 13._o what_o know_v thou_o whether_o this_o night_n thy_o soul_n may_v be_v demand_v of_o thou_o say_v he_o thy_o soul_n shall_v die_v this_o night_n within_o thou_o no_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v redemaund_v that_o be_v redemaund_v which_o remain_v &_o not_o that_o which_o perish_v for_o how_o shall_v the_o soul_n perish_v of_o which_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n say_v 10._o mat._n 10._o fear_v not_o those_o that_o can_v kill_v the_o body_n and_o can_v kill_v the_o soul_n of_o which_o the_o prophet_n speak_v 119_o psal_n 119_o my_o soul_n be_v always_o in_o thy_o hand_n always_o say_v he_o and_o not_o at_o certain_a time_n only_o as_o for_o thou_o commend_v thy_o soul_n to_o the_o lord_n not_o only_o at_o the_o departure_n thereof_o out_o 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they_o rest_v in_o this_o testimony_n that_o they_o please_v god_n to_o who_o will_n they_o have_v so_o apply_v themselves_o as_o they_o need_v not_o be_v doubtful_a or_o fear_v the_o last_o judgement_n four_o they_o then_o begin_v to_o know_v their_o repose_n and_o to_o foresee_v their_o great_a glory_n in_o the_o last_o resurrection_n and_o so_o be_v feed_v with_o this_o consolation_n they_o peaceable_o rest_v in_o their_o mansion_n be_v environ_v with_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o angel_n five_o they_o participate_v of_o a_o inexplicable_a joy_n &_o delight_n in_o that_o they_o be_v free_v out_o of_o the_o prison_n of_o this_o corruptible_a body_n 14._o apoc._n 14._o to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o light_n and_o liberty_n where_o they_o enjoy_v the_o inheritance_n that_o be_v promise_v they_o there_o be_v a_o order_n of_o rest_n as_o there_o be_v a_o order_n of_o resurrection_n and_o as_o all_o die_n in_o adam_n so_o shall_v all_o be_v quicken_v in_o christ_n 15._o 1._o 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do_v he_o then_o prepare_v many_o habitation_n only_o for_o eleven_o person_n 8._o mat._n 8._o why_o say_v he_o in_o another_o place_n that_o there_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o all_o quarter_n of_o the_o world_n those_o that_o shall_v sit_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n do_v we_o doubt_v of_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o divine_a will_n the_o will_n and_o deed_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v all_o one_o beside_o he_o point_v out_o the_o way_n and_o decipher_v the_o place_n say_v you_o perceive_v whither_o i_o go_v &_o know_v the_o way_n the_o place_n be_v in_o heaven_n with_o the_o father_n christ_n be_v the_o way_n as_o he_o himself_o say_v i_o be_o the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n 14._o john_n 14._o none_o can_v come_v to_o the_o father_n but_o by_o i_o let_v we_o therefore_o enter_v into_o this_o way_n embrace_v this_o truth_n &_o follow_v this_o life_n this_o be_v the_o way_n which_o guide_v we_o the_o truth_n that_o confirm_v we_o and_o the_o life_n be_v give_v us._n 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from_o all_o error_n from_o care_n from_o ignorance_n from_o folly_n from_o pride_n from_o fear_n from_o perturbation_n covetous_a desire_n passion_n and_o last_o from_o all_o other_o contamination_n see_v the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n be_v in_o heaven_n we_o must_v account_v this_o world_n the_o region_n of_o the_o dead_a the_o which_o be_v most_o true_a see_v there_o be_v the_o shadow_n the_o body_n &_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n notwithstanding_o if_o the_o righteous_a man_n govern_v himself_o according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o do_v the_o same_o he_o shall_v live_v &_o then_o come_v to_o the_o region_n of_o the_o live_n where_o life_n be_v not_o confine_v but_o free_a where_o in_o stead_n of_o shadow_n there_o be_v glory_n s._n paul_n be_v in_o this_o world_n be_v not_o yet_o in_o glory_n he_o mourn_v in_o this_o body_n of_o death_n and_o say_v that_o our_o life_n be_v lay_v up_o with_o christ_n in_o god_n 1._o rom._n 1._o but_o when_o christ_n our_o life_n shall_v 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have_v we_o seek_v for_o he_o say_v go_v unto_o my_o brethren_n and_o tell_v they_o i_o ascend_v up_o to_o my_o father_n and_o your_o father_n to_o my_o god_n and_o your_o god_n 20._o john_n 20._o let_v we_o inquire_v for_o he_o where_o john_n his_o disciple_n inquire_v for_o he_o and_o find_v he_o out_o that_o be_v to_o say_v live_v with_o his_o father_n from_o the_o beginning_n and_o be_v his_o eternal_a son_n we_o must_v seek_v he_o out_o in_o these_o last_o time_n embrace_v his_o foot_n and_o worsnip_v he_o that_o so_o he_o may_v vouchsafe_v to_o say_v unto_o we_o fear_v not_o which_o import_v thus_o much_o fear_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o this_o age_n nor_o the_o world_n iniquity_n or_o the_o furious_a wave_n of_o carnal_a passion_n for_o i_o be_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n fear_v not_o darkness_n i_o be_o the_o light_n fear_v not_o death_n i_o be_o the_o life_n whosoever_o come_v to_o i_o shall_v never_o see_v death_n as_o the_o plenitude_n and_o fullness_n of_o all_o deity_n be_v 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