Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	believe_v	faith_n	word_n	22,389	5	4.8064	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46755	Two treatises the first concerning Gods certaine performance of his conditional promises, as touching the elect, or, A treatise of Gods most free and powerfull grace, lately published without the authours privitie, and printed corruptly, by the name and title of Solid comfort for sound Christians : the second, concerning the extent of Christs death and love, now added to the former : with an additionall thereunto : both of them preached at New-Castle upon Tine ... / by Robert Ienison ...	Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.	1642 (1642)	Wing J565; ESTC R2256	76,502	298

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doubt_n let_v we_o not_o lean_a to_o our_o own_o understanding_n 〈◊〉_d justi●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d none_o be_v say_v prosper_v a_o more_o eloquent_a preacher_n and_o publisher_n of_o such_o deep_a mystery_n and_o secret_n than_o he_o that_o confess_v that_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o teach_v be_v such_o as_o can_v be_v express_v and_o so_o i_o will_v conclude_v with_o a_o say_n of_o cajetane_a in_o the_o case_n of_o god_n particular_a election_n of_o some_o according_a to_o his_o immutable_a decree_n 9_o cajetane_a in_o rom._n 9_o and_o of_o man_n freewill_n free_a from_o compulsion_n which_o case_n include_v this_o of_o we_o which_o be_v christ_n die_v for_o all_o man_n and_o christ_n die_v special_o and_o with_o intention_n and_o purpose_n according_a to_o election_n to_o save_v some_o only_a namely_o the_o elect_a understanding_n this_o only_o will_v quiet_v our_o understanding_n i_o find_v say_v he_o of_o the_o one_o &_o i_o of_o the_o other_o both_o in_o the_o 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first_o die_v first_o as_o a_o root_n and_o

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