Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	rule_n	scripture_n	tradition_n	12,255	5	9.8749	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13629	The reasonablenesse of wise and holy truth: and the absurditie of foolish and wicked errour	Terry, John, 1555?-1625.	1617 (1617)	STC 23912; ESTC S118354	27,907	56

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it_o be_v not_o neither_o indeed_o can_v be_v defend_v but_o by_o false_a slander_n and_o lie_v for_o the_o law_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v without_o lie_n see_v wisdom_n be_v sufficient_a to_o a_o faithful_a mouth_n eccl._n 34._o 8._o and_o very_o that_o all_o the_o particular_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v unreasonable_a and_o absurd_a and_o therefore_o untrue_a by_o bellarmine_n own_o rule_n untrue_a it_o may_v be_v justify_v in_o they_o all_o but_o at_o this_o time_n i_o will_v give_v instance_n only_o in_o some_o of_o their_o particular_a doctrine_n which_o concern_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o sacrament_n prayer_n &_o faith_n and_o first_o concern_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n absurd_o teach_v that_o it_o be_v deliver_v unto_o we_o partly_o in_o the_o scripture_n and_o partly_o by_o tradition_n for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o absurd_a thing_n for_o a_o wise_a and_o provident_a father_n to_o deliver_v his_o last_o will_n and_o 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