Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	justify_v	righteousness_n	ungodly_a	4,797	5	11.0468	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39769	The truth and certainty of the Protestant faith with a short and plain account of the doctrine of the Romish Church in its visible opposition to Scripture and the very being of Christianity : to which is adjoined some serious considerations anent popery & the state of that controversy.	Fleming, Robert, 1630-1694.	1678 (1678)	Wing F1277B; ESTC R37829	39,817	62

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this_o of_o late_o do_v a_o part_n of_o this_o of_o late_o do_v a_o part_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n fly_v though_o nothing_o more_o visible_o repugnant_a to_o scripture_n and_o reason_n if_o man_n but_o open_a their_o eye_n to_o see_v 1._o that_o no_o more_o sure_a and_o plain_a delivery_n of_o the_o truth_n can_v be_v to_o we_o by_o speak_v than_o by_o write_v nor_o can_v it_o be_v possible_o judge_v how_o a_o certainty_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o traditional_a doctrine_n shall_v be_v more_o than_o that_o of_o the_o scripture_n 2._o this_o be_v to_o resolve_v our_o faith_n not_o on_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n in_o his_o word_n but_o on_o what_o the_o father_n &_o forefather_n have_v tell_v to_o the_o child_n and_o in_o effect_n to_o pass_v from_o all_o certainty_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o to_o deny_v that_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o way_n of_o be_v eternal_o save_v which_o with_o most_o convince_a evidence_n be_v deliver_v to_o we_o in_o the_o scripture_n 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