Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	article_n	believe_v	creed_n	2,820	5	10.5298	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35667	Truth outweighing error, or, An ansvver to a treatise lately published by J.B. entituled, A confession of his faith and a reason of his practice, or, With who he can, and with who he cannot hold church-fellowship ... by John Denne ...	J. D. (John Denne)	1673 (1673)	Wing D1027; ESTC R11873	57,462	128

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25.42_o when_o it_o be_v proper_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o people_n as_o himself_o say_v inasmuch_o as_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o the_o least_o of_o these_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o i_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n god_n say_v he_o that_o touch_v you_o touch_v the_o apple_n of_o my_o eye_n zech._n 2.8_o in_o which_o sense_n also_o the_o aforesaid_a scripture_n may_v well_o be_v understand_v although_o the_o deity_n be_v immortal_a touch_v divers_a other_o article_n of_o this_o confessor_n creed_n although_o stuff_v with_o many_o profuse_a word_n and_o incongruity_n of_o speech_n contrary_a to_o that_o advice_n 2_o tim._n 1.13_o hold_v fast_o the_o form_n of_o sound_a word_n i_o shall_v say_v nothing_o at_o this_o time_n but_o pass_v to_o art_n 19_o pag._n 13._o i_o believe_v that_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n be_v all_o voluntary_a that_o he_o ready_o condescend_v to_o obey_v his_o father_n will_n wherein_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o accept_v the_o grace_n of_o christ_n 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