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
A90367	A practical discourse concerning the redeeming of time by Edward Pelling, D.D. chaplain in ordinary to Their Majesties, and rector of Petworth in Sussex.	Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.	1695 (1695)	Wing P1085; ESTC R42376	51,075	127

man_n unto_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o stature_n of_o the_o fullness_n of_o christ._n chap._n ix_o v._o and_o another_o effectual_a way_n of_o redeem-last_o aing_v our_o time_n be_v to_o spend_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v of_o the_o remainder_n of_o it_o upon_o devotion_n especial_o upon_o the_o solemnity_n of_o public_a devotion_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n a_o day_n in_o thy_o court_n be_v better_a than_o a_o thousand_o say_v the_o devout_a psalmist_n psal_n 84._o 10._o it_o be_v better_a spend_v and_o will_v turn_v to_o better_a account_n than_o all_o the_o year_n that_o vice_n and_o vanity_n consume_v to_o withdraw_v ourselves_o from_o the_o world_n to_o take_v away_o as_o it_o be_v by_o reprisal_n that_o time_n which_o the_o world_n usual_o steal_v from_o we_o to_o dedicate_v offer_v up_o appropriate_v that_o time_n to_o god_n and_o to_o bestow_v it_o upon_o god_n this_o be_v such_o a_o plain_a way_n to_o recover_v our_o lose_a hour_n as_o be_v obvious_a to_o all_o who_o have_v a_o true_a sense_n of_o religion_n but_o because_o there_o be_v many_o duty_n which_o we_o own_o in_o the_o theory_n to_o be_v good_a and_o yet_o be_v want_v to_o in_o point_n of_o practice_n to_o encourage_v our_o endeavour_n as_o to_o this_o particular_a two_o thing_n require_v our_o serious_a consideration_n i._n first_o that_o to_o attend_v diligent_o upon_o the_o ordinance_n and_o institution_n of_o our_o religion_n be_v a_o excellent_a way_n for_o we_o to_o do_v the_o great_a work_n for_o which_o the_o redeem_n of_o our_o best_a time_n be_v prescribe_v and_o intend_v ii_o second_o that_o it_o be_v a_o ready_a way_n to_o keep_v we_o from_o lose_v our_o time_n for_o the_o future_a 1._o first_o to_o attend_v diligent_o upon_o the_o ordinance_n and_o institution_n of_o our_o religion_n be_v a_o excellent_a way_n for_o we_o to_o do_v that_o great_a work_n for_o which_o the_o redeem_v of_o our_o lose_a time_n be_v prescribe_v and_o intend_v by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o our_o 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