Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	darkness_n	heart_n	shine_v	3,010	5	9.0570	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66580	Infidelity vnmasked, or, The confutation of a booke published by Mr. William Chillingworth vnder this title, The religion of Protestants, a safe way to saluation [i.e. salvation]	Knott, Edward, 1582-1656.	1652 (1652)	Wing W2929; ESTC R304	877,503	994

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impossible_a to_o please_v god_n and_o obtain_v eternal_a happiness_n do_v not_o these_o word_n declare_v that_o faith_n sufficient_a to_o please_v god_n and_o obtain_v eternal_a happiness_n be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_a and_o degree_n of_o assent_n as_o man_n yield_v to_o other_o matter_n of_o tradïtion_n and_o truth_n of_o other_o story_n for_o the_o belief_n of_o which_o no_o man_n do_v ever_o say_v that_o a_o special_a motion_n or_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v always_o necessary_a and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o consider_v and_o discourse_v man_n as_o still_o reduce_v faith_n to_o reason_n whereas_o contra_o experience_n teach_v that_o oftentimes_o simple_a person_n believe_v with_o humility_n and_o devotion_n when_o the_o wise_a mè_fw-la of_o the_o world_n turn_v fool_n in_o matter_n belong_v to_o god_n or_o if_o they_o embrace_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n they_o do_v it_o not_o always_o with_o such_o strength_n of_o belief_n as_o many_o 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argument_n for_o so_o you_o style_v these_o your_o reason_n 50._o no_o better_o than_o these_o be_v your_o argument_n pag._n 37._o n._n 9_o where_o you_o say_v he_o command_v we_o to_o receyve_v they_o who_o be_v weak_a in_o faith_n and_o thereby_o declare_v that_o he_o receive_v they_o i_o know_v not_o what_o command_n of_o our_o saviour_n you_o mean_v unless_o it_o be_v that_o of_o which_o s._n pavia_n speak_v rom._n 14.1_o insirmum_fw-la in_o side_n assumite_v non_fw-la in_o disceptationibus_fw-la cogitationum_fw-la take_v to_o you_o the_o infirm_a in_o faith_n not_o in_o disputation_n of_o cogitation_n which_o protestant_n translate_v he_o that_o be_v weak_a in_o faith_n receyve_v you_o but_o not_o in_o doubtful_a disputation_n and_o in_o the_o margin_n or_o not_o to_o judge_v his_o doubtful_a thought_n and_o in_o the_o argument_n before_o this_o chapter_n man_n may_v not_o contemn_v nor_o condemn_v one_o a_o other_o for_o thing_n indifferent_a all_o which_o show_n that_o the_o 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