Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	faith_n	work_n	work_v	15,333	5	8.0919	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07444	The iudge of heresies one God, one faith, one church, out of which there is no saluation. Excluding all infidells, Mahumetans, Iewes, obstinate papists, and other heretikes of all sorts, and consequently all newters, who conforme themselues onely externally to any religion, from hope of participation of the kingdome of heauen. If they finally persist therein, and returne not to the knowledge and zealous profession of the true faith. By Iohn Merideth, Sub-Deane of Chichester.	Meredith, John, b. 1579 or 80.	1624 (1624)	STC 17830; ESTC S112660	68,232	98

miracle_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o a_o love_n towards_o god_n and_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v glorify_v in_o they_o be_v unprofitable_a how_o shall_v those_o work_n which_o be_v act_v by_o he_o who_o have_v no_o faith_n be_v conducible_a to_o procure_v eternal_a life_n you_o be_v therefore_o dangerous_o deceive_v who_o presume_v that_o god_n regard_v not_o what_o or_o whether_o we_o believe_v or_o not_o misapyly_v to_o that_o purpose_n which_o the_o apostle_n 2._o rom._n 2._o say_v to_o every_o man_n that_o do_v good_a he_o will_v give_v glory_n and_o honour_n and_o peace_n to_o the_o jew_n first_o and_o also_o to_o the_o grecian_a and_o that_o because_o there_o be_v no_o respect_n of_o p●rsons_n with_o god_n for_o how_o can_v glory_n be_v to_o the_o unbeliever_n which_o be_v not_o give_v unto_o any_o but_o unto_o those_o who_o be_v justify_v for_o those_o who_o god_n 8._o rom._n 8._o have_v justify_v he_o have_v also_o glorify_v or_o what_o honour_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o 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fulgent_n lib._n d●●●carn_v christi_fw-la cap._n 27._o gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la se_fw-la ●●giter_fw-la adiuvari_fw-la non_fw-la ambigat_fw-la he_o pray_v unto_o god_n to_o make_v he_o able_a to_o do_v that_o which_o he_o command_v and_o when_o he_o do_v good_a work_n as_o a_o believer_n he_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o be_v help_v whole_o to_o perform_v they_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n but_o we_o say_v far_o that_o he_o that_o do_v not_o believe_v can_v have_v any_o true_a virtue_n as_o we_o have_v prove_v before_o in_o part_n and_o we_o add_v beside_o that_o as_o faith_n without_o work_n be_v no_o faith_n so_o work_v without_o faith_n be_v no_o work_n saint_n jerome_n say_v sine_fw-la christo_fw-la omnis_fw-la virtus_fw-la in_o vitio_fw-la galat._n in_o cap_n 3._o ad_fw-la galat._n est_fw-la without_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n no_o virtue_n be_v faultless_a yea_o be_v they_o present_v they_o can_v be_v of_o no_o continuance_n for_o if_o so_o be_v the_o threaten_a of_o hell_n the_o 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vbi_fw-la sana_fw-la fides_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la institia_fw-la ●ugustin●_n 24._o q._n 1._o cap._n ubi_fw-la sana_n ex_fw-la ●ugustin●_n there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a righteousness_n where_o there_o be_v no_o sound_a faith_n therefore_o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v himself_o by_o confidence_n in_o a_o innocent_a and_o virtuous_a life_n if_o h●e_v die_v in_o a_o damnable_a and_o heretical_a religion_n such_o as_o be_v popery_n hear_v saint_n augustine_n for_o a_o summary_n constituamus_fw-la aliquem_fw-la castum_fw-la continentem_fw-la baptis●●●_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr baptis●●●_n non_fw-la avarum_fw-la non_fw-la idolis_fw-la seruientem_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v there_o be_v a_o man_n who_o be_v chaste_a continent_n not_o covetous_a no_o idolater_n give_v to_o hospitality_n to_o alm_n no_o man_n enemy_n not_o contentious_a patient_a quiet_a hate_v no_o man_n envy_v no_o man_n sober_a thrifty_a but_o withal_o a_o heretic_n nulli_fw-la utique_fw-la 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