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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46336	A sermon preached in the year of our Lord 1650, January 9, at the baptizing of Theophilus (then Lord Hastings) now Earl of Huntington by John Joynes.	Joynes, John.	1668 (1668)	Wing J1161; ESTC R28958	24,411	60

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1.13_o nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n the_o same_o overshadow_a power_n which_o form_v his_o humane_a nature_n reform_v we_o and_o the_o same_o spirit_n assure_v we_o a_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n which_o cause_v in_o he_o a_o exemption_n from_o all_o sin_n he_o that_o be_v bear_v for_o we_o upon_o his_o incarnation_n be_v bear_v within_o we_o upon_o our_o regeneration_n last_o what_o christ_n promise_v and_o the_o church_n profess_v to_o believe_v we_o find_v be_v real_o and_o actual_o perform_v in_o the_o apostle_n age_n in_o a_o visible_a and_o perceptible_a manner_n at_o the_o nineteenth_o chapter_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n we_o be_v tell_v that_o s._n paul_n come_v upon_o a_o time_n to_o ephesus_n etc._n act._n 19.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n he_o find_v there_o certain_a disciple_n that_o have_v only_o receive_v the_o baptism_n of_o john_n have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o hear_v whether_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o 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