Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	apostle_n	faith_n	grace_n	1,538	5	5.4128	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29526	The spirituall vertigo, or, Turning sickensse of soul-unsettlednesse in matters of religious concernment the nature of it opened, the causes assigned, the danger discovered, and remedy prescribed ... / by John Brinsley.	Brinsley, John, fl. 1581-1624.	1655 (1655)	Wing B4723; ESTC R25297	104,504	248

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and_o mercy_n in_o christ_n as_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o that_o great_a promise_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n by_o and_o through_o he_o so_o of_o all_o subordinate_a and_o inferior_a promise_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o give_v any_o further_a way_n to_o enlargement_n you_o see_v that_o the_o habit_n of_o grace_n do_v this_o and_o in_o what_o way_n it_o do_v and_o what_o then_o remain_v to_o draw_v grace_n to_o a_o conclusion_n but_o that_o all_o of_o we_o seek_v after_o this_o grace_n not_o rest_v ourselves_o content_v with_o the_o bare_a outward_a performance_n of_o any_o duty_n or_o yet_o in_o a_o constant_a attendance_n upon_o ordinance_n which_o some_o conceive_v here_o hint_v by_o loc_n the_o apostle_n in_o this_o word_n meat_n understand_v it_o of_o the_o meat_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n alas_o these_o be_v outside_n thing_n without_o the_o man_n they_o will_v not_o ballast_n the_o soul_n establish_v the_o heart_n see_v we_o that_o our_o heart_n be_v lay_v in_o with_o this_o 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year_n and_o a_o alien_n act._n 8._o 37._o sincere_o and_o firm_o that_o you_o love_v god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n in_o sincerity_n which_o who_o so_o do_v not_o but_o out_o of_o malice_n oppose_v he_o paul_n pronounce_v a_o anathema_n maranatha_n upon_o he_o let_v he_o be_v have_v in_o execration_n unto_o the_o death_n 1_o cor._n 16._o 22._o that_o your_o soul_n be_v purify_v through_o the_o spirit_n to_o the_o unfeigned_a love_n of_o the_o brethren_n as_o st._n peter_n say_v of_o the_o believer_n to_o who_o he_o write_v 1_o pet._n 1._o 22._o and_o the_o like_a i_o may_v say_v of_o other_o grace_n see_v that_o there_o be_v truth_n sincerity_n in_o they_o that_o the_o root_n of_o the_o matter_n may_v be_v find_v in_o you_o as_o job_n plead_v that_o it_o be_v in_o he_o job_n 19_o 28._o true_a piety_n true_a grace_n 2._o and_o be_v true_a for_o quality_n it_o then_o see_v to_o the_o quantity_n of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o a_o small_a quantity_n though_o it_o be_v of_o lead_n that_o will_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o way_n they_o do_v not_o profit_v they_o under_o the_o law_n much_o less_o can_v they_o or_o any_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n now_o profit_n christian_n under_o the_o gospel_n feather_n and_o thistledown_n may_v as_o soon_o ballast_n a_o ship_n as_o ceremonial_a observance_n establish_v the_o heart_n this_o can_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n do_v no_o nor_o yet_o the_o moral_a for_o that_o law_n the_o apostle_n be_v no_o less_o express_v rom._n 8._o 3._o where_o speak_v of_o the_o christian_n liberty_n which_o he_o have_v by_o grace_n his_o be_v make_v free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n he_o show_v this_o to_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o the_o law_n can_v do_v for_o he_o give_v this_o as_o a_o reason_n of_o it_o in_o that_o it_o be_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n time_n be_v indeed_o when_o the_o law_n be_v able_a to_o justify_v and_o save_v viz._n when_o it_o be_v give_v to_o adam_n in_o his_o state_n of_o integrity_n because_o than_o he_o be_v able_a 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