Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	believe_v	faith_n	holy_a	10,213	4	5.4982	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01456	The way to heauen In a sermon deliuered at Saint Maries Spittle on Wednesday in Easter weeke the 27. of March. 1611. By Samuel Gardiner, Doctor of Diuinitie.	Gardiner, Samuel, b. 1563 or 4.	1611 (1611)	STC 11582; ESTC S115875	39,861	90

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faith_n itself_o be_v the_o same_o and_o common_a to_o all_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o so_o in_o the_o measure_n of_o it_o but_o in_o some_o it_o be_v of_o great_a in_o some_o of_o lesser_a quantity_n as_o god_n have_v deal_v to_o every_o man_n the_o measure_n of_o faith_n 12.3_o rom._n 12.3_o the_o seed_n that_o be_v throw_v upon_o the_o good_a ground_n come_v not_o up_o alike_o but_o in_o several_a plot_n very_o disproportionable_o in_o some_o thirty_o in_o some_o sixty_o in_o some_o a_o hundred_o fold_n it_o be_v with_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o body_n of_o man_n first_o we_o be_v infant_n than_o we_o increase_v in_o year_n and_o strength_n we_o be_v first_o infant_n in_o christ_n jesu_n and_o by_o degree_n grow_v from_o grace_n to_o grace_n until_o we_o come_v at_o last_o to_o that_o height_n &_o strength_n as_o we_o grow_v strong_a in_o the_o faith_n with_o abraham_n there_o be_v a_o positive_a and_o a_o superlative_a faith_n the_o positive_a be_v that_o which_o otherwise_o be_v term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o little_a faith_n q●●●d●●_n rather_o than_o quantum_fw-la sample_v by_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o grain_n of_o mustard_n seed_n the_o least_o of_o all_o seed_n 17.20_o math._n 17.20_o which_o be_v put_v into_o the_o ground_n grow_v into_o first_o a_o herb_n 2._o the_o great_a of_o all_o herb_n 3._o yea_o into_o a_o tree_n 4._o into_o such_o a_o broad_a tree_n as_o the_o bird_n of_o the_o heaven_n make_v their_o nest_n in_o the_o branch_n thereof_o compare_v by_o the_o prophet_n isay_n to_o smoky_a flax_n 42.3_o isa_n 42.3_o the_o superlative_a faith_n be_v that_o which_o be_v otherwise_o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o absolute_a assurance_n as_o not_o be_v only_o a_o certain_a and_o true_a persuasion_n but_o plenary_a &_o complete_a but_o this_o least_o degree_n of_o faith_n of_o this_o positive_a kind_n this_o beginning_n or_o rudiment_n of_o faith_n this_o smoky_a flax_n which_o have_v no_o fire_n in_o it_o of_o that_o weakness_n as_o it_o give_v neither_o heat_n nor_o light_n christ_n will_v not_o quench_v but_o will_v make_v it_o gather_v strength_n and_o wax_v into_o a_o fire_n so_o that_o we_o will_v do_v our_o part_n and_o use_v the_o mean_n that_o serve_v to_o increase_v it_o by_o diligent_a meditation_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n earnest_a and_o ardent_a prayer_n and_o such_o other_o holy_a exercise_n appertain_v to_o the_o furtherance_n of_o our_o faith_n this_o little_a faith_n may_v be_v thus_o describe_v when_o one_o in_o the_o humility_n of_o his_o heart_n have_v not_o yet_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o persuade_v himself_o that_o they_o be_v such_o as_o may_v be_v forgive_v he_o his_o soul_n desyre_v forgiveness_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o pray_v unto_o god_n that_o he_o will_v forgive_v they_o and_o give_v he_o strength_n ever_o after_o to_o forsake_v they_o the_o superlative_a faith_n be_v the_o full_a 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●●●ters_n of_o faith_n we_o hang_v not_o on_o their_o s●●enes_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o only_a rule_n and_o square_v of_o our_o belief_n secure_v estote_fw-la 〈◊〉_d et_fw-la sanguis_fw-la say_v tertullian_n ●●ctione_n tertull_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d ●●ctione_n let_v flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v secure_a and_o take_v out_o their_o qui●●●s_n est_fw-la will_v you_o know_v why_o we_o shall_v be_v secure_a ambrose_n tell_v you_o that_o you_o have_v good_a cause_n so_o to_o be_v rom._n ambros_n i●_n cap._n 4._o et_fw-la 5._o ad_fw-la rom._n securj_n quia_fw-la credunt_fw-la securj_n ●xemplo_fw-la abrahamae_n they_o be_v secure_a because_o they_o do_v believe_v they_o be_v secure_a after_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n so_o do_v s._n aug●stine_n sermon_n aug._n the_o u●rb●_n domini_fw-la sermon_n s●●●es_o 〈◊〉_d re●●o●e_a se●u●●_n de_fw-fr pro●●ssi●●e_fw-fr secure_v in_o our_o pardon_n secure_a in_o the_o promise_n that_o be_v make_v to_o us._n to_o who_o subscribe_v 〈◊〉_d 3_o de_fw-fr 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thou_o all_o thy_o sin_n thou_o have_v that_o which_o thou_o believe_v bernard_n speak_v effectual_o to_o our_o cause_n in_o hand_n ma●●e_a bernard_n serm_n ●e_v an●a_n nuat_fw-la ma●●e_a thus_o si_fw-la cre●as_fw-la peccata_fw-la tua_fw-la non_fw-la p●sse_fw-la ob●u●●_n rasi_fw-la percunt_fw-la contre_fw-fr q●●●_n peccasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d age_n sed_fw-la ul●●rius_fw-la progrede●●_n et_fw-fr cre●●_n cum_fw-la remisiss_fw-la tibi_fw-la p●●cata_fw-la tit●_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la test●●omium_fw-la quoth_v spiritus_fw-la st●ctus_fw-la that_fw-mi in_fw-la cordibus_fw-la nost●is_fw-la dicens_fw-la peccat●_n tua_fw-la remittuntur_fw-la tibi_fw-la nam_fw-la sic_fw-la apostolus_fw-la putat_fw-la hominem_fw-la justifica●j_fw-la gratis_o per_fw-la si_fw-la em●_n if_o thou_o believe_v that_o thy_o sin_n can_v not_o be_v blot_v out_o but_o only_o by_o he_o against_o who_o thou_o have_v sin_v thou_o do_v well_o but_o proceed_v further_o and_o believe_v that_o he_o have_v forgive_v thou_o thy_o sin_n for_o 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