Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	believe_v	faith_n	revelation_n	2,830	5	9.5573	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64835	Things worth thinking on, or, Helps to piety being remains of some meditations, experiences, and sentences &c. never published till now : and now are as an addition to them which were formerly made publick: together with a sermon entituled The beauty of holines / by Ralph Venning ...	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1664 (1664)	Wing V227; ESTC R38004	77,776	241

as_o god_n be_v more_o ready_a to_o promise_v than_o threaten_v and_o to_o perform_v they_o rather_o than_o execute_v these_o psal_n 103.8_o 9_o 80_o he_o must_v be_v of_o a_o very_a weak_a understanding_n or_o very_o perverse_a will_n who_o be_v so_o illogical_a as_o to_o conclude_v from_o the_o ill_a practice_n of_o man_n profess_v a_o good_a religion_n that_o the_o religion_n be_v bad_a and_o will_v not_o distinguish_v between_o fact_n and_o faith_n practice_n and_o principle_n and_o so_o be_v he_o that_o will_v give_v way_n to_o such_o inconsequential_a reason_n as_o to_o conclude_v from_o one_o bad_a or_o some_o bad_a that_o all_o be_v so_o that_o because_o judas_n be_v a_o traitor_n none_o of_o the_o disciple_n be_v true_a faithful_a and_o honest_a it_o be_v impertinent_a and_o absurd_a to_o say_v this_o be_v their_o religion_n and_o they_o be_v all_o alike_o 81_o conscience_n be_v a_o deputy-god_n as_o moses_n be_v make_v a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n 1._o to_o declare_v the_o will_n of_o god_n 2._o to_o instigate_v to_o the_o do_v thereof_o and_o 3._o to_o bring_v plague_n and_o terror_n if_o it_o be_v not_o obey_v rom._n 2.15_o 82_o to_o sin_n be_v humane-like_a to_o grieve_v for_o it_o be_v saintlike_a but_o to_o persevere_v in_o and_o to_o boast_v of_o it_o be_v devil-like_a john_n 8.44_o 83_o every_o sin_n transgress_v god_n command_n but_o they_o who_o prefer_v the_o tradition_n of_o man_n before_o the_o command_v of_o god_n do_v make_v his_o command_n of_o none_o effect_n math._n 15.6_o 9_o and_o mark_v 7.7_o 13._o 84_o a_o man_n may_v conceive_v more_o in_o a_o hour_n than_o all_o the_o great_a of_o king_n or_o emperor_n do_v ever_o enjoy_v as_o rock_n of_o diamond_n heap_n of_o pearl_n mountain_n of_o gold_n but_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o think_v what_o god_n be_v able_a to_o do_v or_o to_o conceive_v what_o god_n will_v do_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o eph._n 3.20_o 1_o cor._n 2.9_o 85_o it_o be_v not_o the_o faith_n of_o sense_n which_o be_v see_v 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speed_v the_o better_a matth._n 5.44_o 45._o to_o curse_v any_o person_n or_o thing_n passionate_o be_v a_o infirmity_n at_o least_o but_o to_o do_v it_o malicious_o be_v impiety_n at_o the_o best_a 89_o no_o man_n can_v positive_o and_o infallible_o say_v what_o god_n will_v do_v with_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n as_o to_o the_o particular_n of_o his_o punishment_n or_o the_o time_n of_o it_o nor_o how_o god_n will_v recover_v the_o world_n from_o under_o the_o power_n of_o antichristianism_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v it_o may_v be_v and_o some_o believe_v it_o will_v be_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o word_n of_o god_n rather_o than_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o war_n and_o the_o wrath_n of_o man_n by_o conversion_n than_o by_o confusion_n by_o turn_v heart_n than_o by_o take_v away_o live_v surely_n next_o to_o sin_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o cross_a and_o dreadful_a to_o a_o christian_a genius_n and_o spirit_n than_o war_n it_o be_v sad_a to_o think_v of_o fight_v and_o 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12.11_o 93_o god_n rest_v not_o from_o his_o work_n of_o creation_n till_o man_n be_v make_v nor_o can_v man_n rest_v from_o his_o pursuit_n after_o the_o creation_n till_o god_n be_v enjoy_v psal_n 73.25_o fecisti_fw-la nos_fw-la domine_fw-la propter_fw-la te_fw-la nec_fw-la acquiescimus_fw-la donec_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la perveniamus_fw-la say_fw-la st._n austin_n thou_o make_v we_o for_o thyself_o o_o lord_n and_o we_o be_v not_o quiet_a till_o we_o come_v unto_o thou_o and_o it_o be_v only_o in_o the_o god-man_n christ_n jesus_n that_o god_n be_v and_o we_o can_v be_v well_o please_v 94_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n i'faith_o the_o

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