Selected quad for the lemma: tradition_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
tradition_n	faith_n	find_v	scripture_n	1,889	5	5.9425	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28620	The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...	Bolton, Samuel, 1606-1654.	1657 (1657)	Wing B3518; ESTC R7007	442,931	486

for_o the_o flesh_n to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n thereof_o it_o will_v abridge_v sin_n and_o cut_v it_o short_a of_o those_o dainty_a bit_n which_o former_o it_o have_v in_o the_o soul_n it_o will_v not_o afford_v it_o a_o thought_n a_o motion_n a_o look_n nor_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v fuel_n it_o or_o feed_v it_o it_o be_v a_o sin-starving-grace_n but_o though_o it_o starve_v the_o flesh_n it_o fatten_v the_o spirit_n it_o be_v a_o soul-fatning-grace_n which_o it_o do_v after_o this_o manner_n first_o preparatory_a way_n removendi_fw-la 1._o per_fw-la modum_fw-la removendi_fw-la 1._o by_o a_o negative_a way_n by_o destroy_v soul-consuming_a soul-destroying_a soul-pining_a lust_n and_o corruption_n which_o will_v hinder_v out_o spiritual_a fatten_n man_n use_v to_o purge_v before_o they_o go_v to_o fatten_v faith_n must_v give_v the_o soul_n a_o purge_n otherwise_o the_o soul_n will_v never_o thrive_v though_o the_o pasture_n be_v never_o so_o good_a if_o there_o be_v corruption_n in_o the_o soul_n unpurged_a the_o soul_n will_v never_o grow_v and_o thrive_v if_o a_o child_n do_v secret_o feed_v upon_o chalk_n or_o dirt_n or_o such_o like_a trash_n it_o will_v never_o grow_v nor_o thrive_v though_o the_o food_n it_o eat_v be_v never_o so_o good_a and_o wholesome_a meat_n so_o if_o the_o soul_n do_v secret_o feed_v upon_o some_o secret_a lust_n or_o corruption_n it_o will_v never_o grow_v never_o thrive_v though_o the_o food_n it_o feed_v upon_o bee_n never_o so_o nourish_v and_o therefore_o faith_n do_v purge_v the_o heart_n of_o lust_n and_o corruption_n which_o may_v hinder_v our_o spiritual_a growth_n faith_n cut_v off_o the_o sucker_n from_o the_o tree_n which_o do_v eat_v out_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o root_n and_o hinder_v the_o growth_n of_o the_o tree_n faith_n take_v the_o child_n from_o the_o dug_n which_o consume_v the_o parent_n faith_n will_v separate_v a_o man_n from_o his_o lust_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v a_o corruption_n to_o hang_v upon_o we_o to_o hinder_v our_o spiritual_a growth_n 2._o faith_n do_v put_v a_o man_n into_o a_o soul-fatning-pasture_n the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o pasture_n for_o faith_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v objectum_fw-la adaequatum_fw-la the_o even_n and_o adequate_a object_n of_o faith_n there_o be_v the_o only_a walk_n of_o faith_n which_o though_o it_o be_v a_o enclose_a pasture_n a_o field_n enclose_v a_o pasture_n pale_v in_o yet_o there_o be_v enough_o in_o it_o to_o satisfy_v faith_n we_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o stray_v any_o whither_o else_o for_o want_n of_o pasture_n here_o we_o may_v go_v in_o and_o go_v out_o and_o find_v pasture_n we_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o feed_v upon_o stubble_n and_o straw_n of_o humane_a tradition_n here_o be_v enough_o in_o it_o to_o nourish_v we_o up_o to_o eternal_a life_n the_o scripture_n be_v perfect_a and_o able_a to_o make_v perfect_a the_o man_n of_o god_n to_o every_o good_a work_n 2_o tim._n 3.16_o 17._o here_o be_v milk_n for_o 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