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
A91948	A faithfull friend true to the soul or The soules self-examination, preparing it self for the great triall of life or death eternall in the other world, in 86. quæries. Whereunto is added, the Christian jewell of faith, or the ready way to beleeve and be saved. By Timothy Rogers, minister of the church at Chappell in Essex.	Rogers, Timothy, 1598-1650?.	1653 (1653)	Wing R1854; Wing R1853; Thomason E1390_1; Thomason E1390_2; ESTC R209369	33,600	195

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will_v but_o as_o thou_o will_v matt._n 26.39_o second_o in_o regard_n of_o our_o neighbour_n in_o and_z for_o god_n rom._n 15.2_o in_o 3.13_o in_o col._n 3.13_o forgive_a for_o bear_v not_o do_v they_o the_o least_o wrong_a to_o do_v ourselves_o the_o great_a benefit_n seek_v and_o hearty_o desire_v their_o good_a as_o if_o it_o be_v our_o own_o 1_o cor._n 13.5_o well_o requite_v though_o they_o illdeserving_a 7._o a_o true_a touch_n of_o christ_n by_o faith_n will_v draw_v virtue_n from_o he_o as_o luk._n 8.46_o matt._n 14.36_o as_o to_o the_o health_n of_o their_o body_n so_o will_v it_o for_o the_o soul_n much_o more_o and_o for_o the_o work_n of_o a_o cure_n thereon_o it_o draw_v from_o christ_n the_o virtue_n of_o holiness_n and_o the_o close_o we_o stick_v to_o he_o the_o more_o shall_v we_o draw_v from_o he_o as_o a_o plaster_n the_o close_a it_o stick_v the_o more_o it_o draw_v 8._o it_o make_v we_o complain_v of_o much_o want_n in_o our_o faith_n and_o weakness_n in_o our_o 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prov._n 23.4_o that_o godliness_n be_v most_o gainful_a 1_o tim._n 6.6_o that_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v get_v by_o sin_n job_n 33.27_o that_o ill_o get_v wealth_n shall_v do_v we_o no_o good_a prov._n 10.2_o that_o a_o break_a heart_n please_v god_n best_o that_o to_o loathe_v ourselves_o be_v the_o way_n to_o have_v the_o lord_n to_o love_v we_o etc._n etc._n 6._o hypocrite_n mat._n 24.51_o content_v themselves_o with_o the_o form_n of_o godliness_n but_o care_v not_o for_o the_o inward_a power_n and_o true_a efficacy_n of_o it_o these_o have_v but_o a_o rot_a heart_n skin_v over_o 7._o such_o as_o make_v light_n of_o it_o and_o think_v it_o be_v easy_o get_v without_o any_o great_a ado_n they_o that_o slight_a it_o want_v it_o 8._o they_o that_o think_v it_o impossible_a to_o be_v get_v these_o 〈◊〉_d these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d coward_n be_v unbeliever_n rev._n 21.8_o who_o shall_v have_v part_n in_o the_o burn_a lake_n 9_o slothful_a one_o prov._n 19.15_o that_o though_o 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it_o to_o you_o as_o one_o that_o be_v confident_a of_o a_o state_n of_o land_n or_o sum_n of_o money_n belong_v to_o he_o will_v have_v something_o to_o show_v for_o it_o 2._o if_o you_o be_v willing_a to_o prove_v and_o try_v it_o yourself_o 2_o cor._n 13.5_o and_o willing_a that_o any_o body_n else_o shall_v try_v it_o yea_o the_o lord_n himself_o psal_n 139.23_o 3._o if_o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a struggle_v and_o conflict_n in_o you_o between_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n not_o that_o between_o conscience_n convince_v and_o will_v as_o be_v in_o 16._o in_o joh._n 19.12_o &_o 16._o pilate_n but_o that_o between_o the_o part_n regenerate_v and_o unregenerate_a as_o be_v in_o paul_n rom._n 7.22_o 23._o which_o go_v with_o a_o hatred_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o love_n of_o the_o spirit_n hold_v with_o the_o spirit_n against_o the_o flesh_n as_o true_a a_o sign_n of_o our_o conceive_a christ_n by_o faith_n as_o rebekahs_n struggle_v be_v of_o her_o conception_n 4._o if_o it_o grow_v 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