Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	believe_v	call_v	faith_n	3,113	5	5.9800	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56699	A sermon preached upon St. Peter's day printed at the desire of some that heard it, with some enlargements / by a divine of the Church of England.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1687 (1687)	Wing P845; ESTC R4849	40,780	79

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33._o allege_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o mariner_n against_o the_o arian_n so_o the_o orthodox_n common_o use_v this_o as_o a_o argument_n against_o they_o that_o the_o very_a devil_n have_v more_o faith_n than_o they_o for_o they_o confess_v what_o the_o arian_n deny_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o true_a and_o natural_a son_n of_o god._n so_o they_o interpret_v those_o word_n mark_v three_o 11._o 85._o 11._o v._o athanasium_fw-la de_fw-fr incarn_n verbi_fw-la p._n 85._o which_o maldonate_fw-it himself_o acknowledge_v the_o father_n be_v wont_v wonderful_o to_o amplify_v against_o those_o heretic_n which_o they_o can_v not_o have_v do_v if_o they_o think_v less_o be_v mean_v by_o it_o than_o by_o this_o confession_n of_o st._n peter_n who_o if_o he_o be_v the_o only_a person_n that_o at_o this_o time_n understand_v this_o secret_a than_o the_o choir_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o basil_n call_v they_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o their_o ignorance_n have_v less_o knowledge_n of_o the_o 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