Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	believe_v	faith_n	scripture_n	7,006	5	6.5705	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37935	The doxology approven, or, The singing glory to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost in the worship of God its lawfulness and expediency proven from the Holy Scriptures, councils and Fathers, and the scruples of the weak thereanent cleared / by Mr. Robert Edward ...	Edward, Robert, ca. 1616-1696.	1683 (1683)	Wing E187; ESTC R31408	120,446	132

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socinus_n anno_fw-la dom_n 1604._o scribit_fw-la epistolam_fw-la smaltio_n itidem_fw-la sociniano_n de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la necessario_fw-la remittendo_fw-la atque_fw-la ad_fw-la synaxin_fw-la excipiendis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la honestae_fw-la ac_fw-la probatae_fw-la religionem_fw-la christianam_fw-la professis_fw-la quamvis_fw-la nunquam_fw-la baptizatis_fw-la adeo_fw-la abhorrent_n acfloccipendunt_fw-la baptismum_fw-la satan_n ut_fw-la fidem_fw-la nostram_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la radicibus_fw-la convelleret_fw-la partim_fw-la de_fw-la divina_fw-la silij_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la essentia_fw-la partim_fw-la de_fw-la personali_fw-la distinctione_n ingentes_fw-la pugnas_fw-la semper_fw-la movebat_fw-la calvin_n institut_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 13._o §._o 21._o servabat_fw-la tamen_fw-la dominus_fw-la in_o papatu_fw-la renascituri_fw-la svo_fw-la tempore_fw-la populi_fw-la seman_n manebat_fw-la salvus_fw-la baptismus_fw-la in_o patris_fw-la filii_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la nomen_fw-la quamvis_fw-la perigrinae_fw-la linguae_fw-la usu_fw-la &_o multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la conspurcatus_fw-la superstitionibus_fw-la manebat_fw-la frustra_fw-la toties_fw-la oppugnatum_fw-la unitatis_fw-la essentiae_fw-la &_o trinitatis_fw-la personarum_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la manebat_fw-la doctrina_fw-la de_fw-la duabus_fw-la christi_fw-la naturis_fw-la beza_n epist_n 81._o mystery_n of_o christian_a religion_n which_o it_o have_v please_v god_n in_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n mercy_n &_o goodness_n to_o reveal_v to_o his_o church_n on_o earth_n on_o which_o they_o be_v to_o build_v their_o faith_n and_o salvation_n the_o mystery_n of_o the_o sacred_a trinity_n one_o god_n in_o three_o person_n be_v the_o first_o in_o order_n and_o of_o great_a concernment_n even_o the_o three_o that_o bear_v record_n in_o heaven_n the_o father_n the_o word_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o these_o three_o be_v one_o 1_o joh._n 5._o 7._o 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