Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	faith_n	know_v	revelation_n	1,335	5	9.6714	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15336	A discourse touching the doctrine of doubting In which not onely the principall arguments, that our popish aduersaries vse, for the establishing of that discomfortable opinion, are plainely and truely aunswered: but also sundrie suggestions of Sathan tending to the maintenance of that in the mindes of the faithfull fully satisfied, and that with singuler comfort also. VVritten long since by T.W. and now published for the profit of the people of God.	T. W. (Thomas Wilcox), 1549?-1608.	1598 (1598)	STC 25621; ESTC S102154	130,155	343

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and_o say_v who_o know_v and_o not_o who_o believe_v unless_o by_o some_o special_a revelation_n he_o be_v assure_v thereof_o etc._n etc._n sith_o therefore_o he_o mean_v that_o man_n be_v sometime_o find_v uncertain_a concern_v their_o own_o perseverance_n because_o no_o man_n know_v that_o he_o shall_v perseveare_a in_o his_o proceed_n in_o righteousness_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o mean_v this_o his_o speech_n of_o that_o uncertainty_n and_o of_o that_o ignorance_n which_o be_v opposite_a to_o knowledge_n and_o not_o of_o that_o which_o be_v opposite_a to_o faith_n and_o differ_v as_o much_o one_o of_o they_o from_o another_o as_o knowledge_n and_o faith_n do_v that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o he_o affirm_v of_o the_o saint_n that_o they_o know_v not_o that_o they_o shall_v persevere_v in_o the_o very_a action_n and_o go_v forward_o of_o justice_n and_o not_o that_o they_o believe_v it_o not_o or_o ought_v not_o to_o believe_v it_o that_o by_o god_n grace_n through_o christ_n 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