Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	faith_n	justification_n	justify_v	5,820	5	9.0469	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41483	The banner of justification displayed: or; a discourse, concerning the deep, and important mystery of the justification of a sinner wherein the severall causes thereof, being both numerous and various, are from the first to the last diligently enquired after, and their severall contributions towards so great and happy a work, clearly distinguished, and assigned to their proper causes (respectively.) and more particularly is shewed, how God, how the grace of God, how the decree of God, how the soveraign authority of God; how Christ, how the active obedience [of] Christ, how the passive obedience of Christ, how the resurrection of Christ, how the knowledge of Christ; how the spirit of God, how faith, how repentance, how works, how remission of s[in,] how the word, how the minister of the word, how the P[ope?] himself which is justified, may all truly, though upon severall accounts, and after different manners, be sayed to justifie.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1659 (1659)	Wing G1150A; ESTC R221574	62,441	91

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high_o acceptable_a with_o god_n as_o be_v every_o way_n qualify_v with_o innocency_n righteousness_n holiness_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o meet_v by_o his_o death_n to_o make_v atonement_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n so_o then_o as_o that_o which_o the_o unblemishedness_n of_o the_o beast_n for_o sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n exhibit_v towards_o that_o atonement_n which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o offering_n of_o it_o be_v the_o meetness_n of_o this_o offering_n of_o it_o for_o acceptance_n with_o god_n and_o consequent_o for_o this_o acceptance_n itself_o in_o order_n to_o his_o pardon_v or_o pass_v by_o that_o ceremonial_a impurity_n or_o uncleanness_n for_o which_o it_o be_v offer_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o active_a obedience_n of_o christ_n in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o absolute_a holiness_n and_o inward_a purity_n of_o his_o person_n render_v his_o death_n or_o the_o oblation_n of_o himself_o a_o sacrifice_n every_o way_n meet_v and_o worthy_a acceptance_n with_o god_n 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