Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	hear_v	preach_v	word_n	20,087	5	5.4403	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47454	The counterfeit Christian, or, The danger of hypocrisy opened in two sermons : containing an exposition of that parabolical speech of our Blessed Saviour, Matth. XII, 43, 44, 45 ... / by Benjamin Keach ...	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1691 (1691)	Wing K55; ESTC R18720	49,835	62

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man_n be_v put_v into_o such_o a_o capacity_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v if_o they_o will_v i._n e._n by_o improve_n the_o mean_n of_o light_n and_o knowledge_n they_o have_v by_o their_o own_o inherent_a power_n and_o ability_n without_o the_o special_a operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n not_o consider_v the_o woeful_a pravity_n of_o man_n nature_n by_o original_n and_o actual_a transgression_n they_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o stand_v in_o as_o much_o need_n to_o be_v quicken_v by_o jesus_n christ_n 2._o or_o to_o have_v a_o principle_n of_o divine_a life_n infuse_v into_o they_o if_o ever_o they_o spiritual_o live_v as_o lazarus_n have_v to_o be_v quicken_v and_o raise_v again_o after_o he_o have_v lie_v four_o day_n in_o the_o grave_a nay_o and_o it_o be_v evident_a god_n do_v work_v in_o we_o who_o be_v spiritual_o quicken_v and_o bring_v to_o believe_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n which_o he_o wrought_v in_o christ_n when_o he_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a 20._o one_o 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