Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	good_a	grace_n	work_n	2,997	5	5.5080	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29748	Christ the way and the truth and the life, or, A short discourse pointing forth the way of making use of Christ for justification and especially and more particularly for sanctification in all its parts, from Johan. XIV, vers. VI : wherein several cases of conscience are briefly answered, chiefly touching sanctification / by John Brown.	Brown, John, 1610?-1679.	1677 (1677)	Wing B5028; ESTC R27232	262,893	482

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therefore_o the_o believer_n must_v not_o think_v to_o lie_v by_o and_o do_v nothing_o for_o he_o be_v command_v to_o work_v out_o his_o own_o salvation_n and_o that_o because_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o he_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v because_o god_n work_v all_o therefore_o he_o shall_v work_v so_o reason_v the_o apostle_n so_o that_o god_n work_n be_v a_o argument_n and_o motive_n to_o man_n to_o work_v and_o not_o a_o argument_n to_o he_o to_o lie_v by_o idle_a and_o do_v nothing_o and_o here_o be_v the_o holy_a art_n &_o divine_a skill_n requisite_a in_o this_o business_n to_o wit_n for_o the_o believer_n to_o be_v as_o diligent_a and_o active_a as_o if_o he_o can_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n in_o his_o own_o strength_n and_o by_o his_o own_o work_n and_o yet_o to_o be_v as_o abstract_v from_o himself_o his_o own_o grace_n ability_n knowledge_n and_o experience_n in_o his_o work_n as_o if_o he_o be_v lie_v by_o like_o a_o mee●…_n block_n &_o only_o move_v as_o move_v 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therefore_o as_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d faith_n that_o the_o soul_n as_o a_o branch_n be_v unite_v to_o christ_n as_o the_o vine_n and_o as_o it_o be_v by_o faith_n that_o they_o abide_v in_o he_o so_o be_v it_o by_o faith_n that_o they_o must_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n and_o this_o faith_n must_v grippe_v christ_n as_o the_o vine_n and_o the_o stock_n or_o root_n from_o which_o come_v sap_n life_n and_o strength_n faith_n then_o must_v look_v to_o christ_n as_o the_o fountain_n of_o 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o head_n ●…om_o whence_o come_v all_o the_o in_o ●…ces_n of_o strength_n and_o motion_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d strength_n and_o life_n enough_o to_o give_v out_o for_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o god_n head_n dwell_v in_o he_o bodily_a and_o he_o be_v also_o willing_a enough_o to_o communicate_v of_o his_o fullness_n as_o the_o relation_n he_o have_v take_v on_o do_v witness_n th●…_n head_n will_v not_o grudge_v to_o give_v to_o the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n spirit_n for_o action_n and_o motion_n 〈◊〉_d 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