Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	receive_v	righteousness_n	seal_n	4,277	5	9.2141	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04155	The key of knowledge which is, a little booke intended to bee of good use, as for all degrees of Christians, so especially for religious families, and religious schooles. The full use and contents whereof must be enquired in the preface or introduction to the worke, which is (first) deliberately to be read of those who desire to receive profit by the booke. By John Jackson, rector of Marsk neere Richmond in York-shire.	Jackson, John, 1600-1648.	1640 (1640)	STC 14297A; ESTC S100135	27,046	126

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to_o sampsons_n hair_n which_o be_v strong_a and_o fair_a as_o therefore_o you_o have_v give_v i_o a_o sufficient_a taste_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o it_o in_o be_v the_o very_a pith_n and_o marrow_n of_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n so_o now_o i_o pray_v you_o show_v i_o the_o beauty_n and_o fairness_n of_o it_o in_o the_o order_n and_o method_n thereof_o gamal_n answ._n first_o we_o do_v begin_v with_o faith_n by_o which_o we_o live_v second_o we_o do_v come_v to_o the_o law_n by_o which_o we_o walk_v three_o we_o proceed_v on_o to_o prayer_n lest_o we_o shall_v faint_v in_o faith_n or_o wax_v weary_a of_o good_a work_n last_o find_v faith_n but_o weak_a obedience_n imperfect_a and_o prayer_n cold_a and_o distract_v we_o have_v the_o obsignation_n of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o be_v as_o god_n seal_n to_o secure_v our_o estate_n in_o he_o which_o also_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v the_o very_a method_n and_o economy_n of_o the_o authorize_v catechism_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 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which_o in_o one_o word_n or_o term_n be_v call_v felicity_n happiness_n or_o beatitude_n other_o call_v it_o the_o chief_a good_a mnason_n adu._n 2_o wherein_o do_v man_n chief_a good_a or_o happiness_n consist_v apollo_n answ._n neither_o in_o 1_o wisdom_n or_o knowledge_n nor_o in_o 2_o glory_n and_o honour_n nor_o 3_o in_o pleasure_n nor_o 4_o in_o dignity_n nor_o 5_o in_o riches_n nor_o 6_o in_o health_n and_o strength_n nor_o 7_o in_o favour_n and_o esteem_v nor_o 8_o in_o moral_a virtue_n nor_o 9_o in_o temporal_a life_n nor_o 10_o in_o immortality_n itself_o neither_o any_o of_o these_o nor_o all_o of_o these_o together_o nor_o any_o other_o create_v thing_n can_v quench_v the_o thirst_n of_o man_n soul_n nor_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a good_a of_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n mnason_n adu._n 3_o why_o so_o i_o pray_v you_o apollo_n answ._n because_o whatsoever_o may_v prove_v man_n chief_a good_a must_v necessary_o be_v invest_v with_o this_o double_a property_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v all-sufficient_a that_o be_v simple_o and_o absolute_o able_a of_o itself_o to_o fill_v the_o heart_n and_o satisfy_v the_o soul_n 2._o that_o it_o be_v indeficient_a and_o perpetual_a so_o as_o the_o soul_n can_v be_v make_v sad_a either_o with_o the_o sense_n or_o fear_n of_o lose_v it_o now_o the_o very_o best_a of_o create_v and_o sublunary_a felicity_n if_o they_o incline_v any_o thing_n to_o sufficiency_n or_o perfection_n they_o be_v common_o very_o short_a and_o momentany_a if_o they_o be_v more_o last_a they_o be_v usual_o very_o dilute_a and_o imperfect_a mnason_n adu._n 4_o what_o then_o be_v if_o these_o be_v not_o neither_o can_v be_v apollo_n answ._n only_o the_o all-sufficient_a lord_n himself_o who_o be_v all_o in_o all_o both_o in_o himself_o and_o unto_o we_o and_o who_o be_v only_o able_a and_o willing_a to_o fill_v every_o corner_n of_o the_o heart_n with_o sátietie_n and_o content_n and_o to_o give_v we_o full_a measure_n press_v down_o shake_v 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