Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	justification_n	justify_v	sanctification_n	6,333	5	10.3320	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08129	Certaine sermons, preached by the reuerend and iudicious diuine master Thomas Nevvhovse late preacher of Gods word in the citie of Norwich. And now set foorth for the vse and benefit of Gods people, by Robert Gallard, Master of Arts and minister in the same citie	Newhouse, Thomas, d. 1611.; Gallard, Robert.	1614 (1614)	STC 18493; ESTC S102789	66,753	182

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eternal_a life_n believe_v where_o the_o restraint_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v the_o apostle_n do_v not_o make_v faith_n common_a to_o all_o but_o to_o the_o elect_a only_o exclude_v as_o it_o be_v manifest_a to_o any_o indifferent_a reader_n all_o other_o which_o be_v not_o ordain_v to_o life_n and_o lest_o any_o man_n may_v doubt_v of_o the_o equality_n &_o reciprocation_n of_o the_o member_n that_o be_v faith_n and_o election_n let_v he_o read_v tit._n 1.1_o where_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o a_o faith_n proper_a to_o the_o elect_a which_o the_o article_n plain_o declare_v put_v there_o for_o distinction_n sake_n note_v that_o there_o be_v a_o faith_n indeed_o in_o reprobate_n to_o wit_n a_o temporary_a or_o historical_a faith_n but_o not_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o elect_a viz._n save_v and_o justify_v faith_n the_o which_o whosoever_o have_v have_v present_o eternal_a life_n joh._n 3.36_o not_o only_o in_o a_o blind_a and_o conjectural_a hope_n as_o the_o papist_n say_v but_o in_o 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