Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	knowledge_n	patience_n	temperance_n	4,684	5	12.0601	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12996	A treatise on the First Psalme. By Mathew Stonham. Minister and preacher in the cittie of Norwich	Stoneham, Mathew.	1610 (1610)	STC 23289; ESTC S117850	168,319	238

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〈◊〉_d christi_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 90._o aug._n 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la apost_n 7._o gr●ce_n of_o free_a will_n but_o by_o sin_v he_o have_v lose_v it_o the_o same_o father_n elsewhere_o break_v ●orth_o into_o this_o paetheticall_a ●●clamation_n oh_o free_a will_n which_o without_o god_n be_v evil_a the_o same_o father_n in_o another_o place_n call_v as_o it_o be_v fora_fw-la psalm_n of_o mercy_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n utter_v these_o speech_n miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la deus_fw-la etc._n etc._n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o god_n again_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o god_n and_o the_o three_o time_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o god_n as_o if_o he_o will_v therein_o include_v a_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n wherefore_o say_v he_o because_o i_o have_v virtue_n by_o the_o which_o i_o may_v deserve_v thou_o notse_fw-la wher-ore_a then_o because_o i_o bear_v the_o freedom_n of_o will_n whereby_o my_o merit_n arbitrio_fw-la orig._n in_o rom._n jerom_n in_o jerem_n cap._n 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