Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	faith_n	justify_v	work_n	15,007	5	7.2938	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51810	Catholick religion: or, The just test or character of every person that in any nation is accepted with God discovered, in an explication of the nature of the true fear of God, and working of righteousness, with which the same is connected. In some discourses upon Acts 10. 35, 36. Wherein several important doctrinal truths, more immediately influential upon practise, are plainly opened, and vindicated from their too common misunderstanding. By William Manning.	Manning, William, 1633?-1711.	1686 (1686)	Wing M491; ESTC R217102	67,577	173

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priestly_a office_n before_o his_o incarnation_n 1_o pet._n 1.12_o eph._n 3.9_o 10._o rev._n 7.15_o the_o full_a understanding_n of_o which_o mystery_n be_v much_o more_o hide_v from_o former_a age_n col._n 1.20_o no_o instance_n we_o have_v of_o their_o put_v up_o prayer_n to_o god_n in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o mediator_n before_o the_o assumption_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n by_o christ_n in_o which_o he_o be_v a_o middle_a person_n you_o believe_v in_o god_n believe_v also_o in_o i_o john_n 14.1_o the_o way_n into_o the_o holy_a of_o all_o be_v not_o yet_o full_o make_v manifest_a heb._n 9.8_o ch_n 10.20_o whence_o be_v the_o bondage_n state_n even_o of_o the_o jew_n hitherto_o have_v you_o ask_v nothing_o in_o my_o name_n joh._n 14.24_o whether_o or_o no_o there_o be_v any_o now_o in_o the_o world_n out_o of_o the_o church_n that_o have_v not_o hear_v of_o christ_n that_o be_v stranger_n to_o the_o covenant_n in_o its_o peculiar_a advantage_n now_o under_o the_o last_o edition_n 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