Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	point_n	scripture_n	tradition_n	4,854	5	9.5473	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19566	A confutatio[n] of vnwritte[n] verities both bi the holye scriptures and moste auncient autors, and also probable arguments, and pithy reasons, with plaine aunswers to al (or at the least) to the moste part and strongest argumentes, which the aduersaries of gods truth, either haue, or can bryng forth for the profe and defence of the same vnwritten vanities, verities as they would haue them called: made up by Thomas Cranmer ... translated and set forth, by E.P. The contentes whereof, thou shalte find in the next side folowinge.	Cranmer, Thomas, 1489-1556.; E. P., fl. 1556.	1556 (1556)	STC 5996; ESTC S109030	77,248	224

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5._o 2._o tim._n 3._o psa._n 116._o c_o goddess_n word_n only_o certify_v a_o man_n whether_o his_o faith_n be_v good_a or_o no._n try_v every_o spirit_n but_o allow_v none_o further_o than_o they_o agree_v with_o the_o write_a scripture_n god_n word_n tri_v all_o thing_n whether_o they_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a their_o conscience_n shall_v therefore_o cnodenne_v they_o for_o so_o do_v if_o they_o repent_v not_o in_o tyme._n math._n 16_o the_o wit_n and_o virtue_n of_o delicate_a gospeller_n be_v in_o their_o tongue_n math._n 23._o two_o mach._n vi_fw-la b._n ebru_n twelve_o ●_o para._n 13_o the_o will_n of_o a_o woman_n must_v be_v follow_v or_o else_o all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o the_o fier●_n 3_o re._n 19_o c_o 3_o re._n 18._o 4_o re._n 18._o 4._o re._n 21._o 4._o re._n 23._o 4._o re._n 24._o as_o prince_n will_v so_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v math._n 26_o math._n 27_o theodoriti_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 18._o the_o priest_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v double_o face_v turn_v tippette_n 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