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	faith_n	ignorance_n	1,362	5	9.1101	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65287	The Christian's charter shewing the priviledges of a believer by Thomas Watson.	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1654 (1654)	Wing W1113; ESTC R27057	106,135	340

yet_o there_o can_v be_v no_o faith_n without_o knowledge_n they_o that_o know_v thy_o name_n will_v put_v their_o trust_n in_o thou_o psal._n 9.10_o philo_n call_v it_o fides_fw-la oculata_fw-la quick-sighted_a faith_n knowledge_n must_v carry_v the_o torch_n before_o faith_n 2_o tim._n 1.12_o for_o i_o know_v who_o i_o have_v believe_v as_o faith_n without_o work_n be_v dead_a so_o faith_n without_o knowledge_n be_v blind_a devout_a ignorance_n damn_v which_o condemn_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o think_v it_o a_o piece_n of_o their_o religion_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o ignorance_n these_o set_v up_o a_o altar_n to_o a_o unknown_a god_n they_o say_v ignorance_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o devotion_n but_o sure_o where_o the_o sun_n be_v set_v in_o the_o understanding_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v night_n in_o the_o affection_n so_o necessary_a be_v knowledge_n to_o the_o be_v of_o faith_n that_o the_o scripture_n do_v sometime_o baptize_v faith_n with_o the_o name_n of_o knowledge_n isa._n 53.11_o by_o his_o knowledge_n shall_v my_o righteous_a servant_n justify_v many_o knowledge_n be_v put_v there_o for_o faith_n now_o this_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n which_o go_v before_o faith_n or_o rather_o be_v the_o embryo_n and_o first_o matter_n of_o which_o faith_n be_v form_v consist_v in_o four_o thing_n the_o soul_n through_o this_o optic_a glass_n of_o knowledge_n see_v 1._o a_o preciousness_n in_o christ_n he_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o ten_o thousand_o the_o pearl_n of_o price_n christ_n be_v never_o poor_a but_o when_o he_o have_v on_o our_o rag_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o christ_n but_o what_o be_v precious_a he_o be_v precious_a in_o his_o name_n in_o his_o nature_n in_o his_o influence_n he_o be_v call_v a_o precious_a stone_n 28.16_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o precious_a stone_n who_o have_v make_v we_o live_v stone_n 2._o a_o fullness_n in_o christ_n the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n col._n 2.9_o all_o fullness_n col._n 1.19_o a_o fullness_n of_o 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be_v compare_v to_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n 12._o which_o be_v both_o for_o meat_n and_o for_o medicine_n 4._o a_o propensenesse_n and_o readiness_n in_o christ_n to_o give_v out_o his_o fullness_n isa._n 55.1_o ho_o every_o one_o that_o thirst_v come_v you_o to_o the_o water_n and_o he_o that_o have_v no_o money_n buy_v and_o not_o etc._n etc._n behold_v here_o at_o what_o a_o low_a price_n do_v god_n set_v his_o heavenly_a blessing_n it_o be_v but_o thirst_v bring_v but_o desire_n behold_v the_o propensenesse_n in_o christ_n to_o ●●spense_v and_o give_v out_o his_o fullness_n buy_v without_o money_n a_o strange_a kind_n of_o buy_v there_o be_v bounty_n in_o christ_n as_o well_o as_o beauty_n as_o he_o be_v all_o fullness_n so_o he_o be_v all_o sweetness_n of_o a_o noble_a and_o generous_a disposition_n he_o do_v not_o only_o invite_v we_o but_o charge_v we_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n to_o come_v in_o and_o believe_v he_o threaten_v we_o if_o we_o will_v not_o lay_v 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