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Faith belevis the word: Hope trustith eftir that which is promessed be the wourd: and Charitie doith good unto hir nychtbour, throw the love that sche hath to God, and glaidnes that is within hir selve.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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The faith of Christ is, to beleve in him; that is, to beleve his wourd, and to beleve that he will helpe thee in all thy neid, and deliver thee frome evill.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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He that trusteth not God, trusteth nott in his wourd.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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We grant, that some (alace!) prophaned that blessed wourd; for some that, perchance, had never red ten sentenses in it, had it maist common in thare hand; thei wold chope thare familiares on the cheak with it, and say, "This hes lyne hyd under my bed-feitt these ten yearis."
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Johnne Mair, [74] whose wourd then was holden as ane oracle, in materis of religioun; and being assured of him, that such doctrin mycht weall be defendid, and that he wald defend it, for it conteaned no heresye; thair was ane day appointed to the said Frear, to maik repetitioun of the sam sermon; and advertisment was gevin to all such as war offended att the formar to be present.
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Jesus Christ suspect to Kingis and rewllaris, as that God thairby wold depose thame of thair royall seattis, whare by the contrair, nothing confermes the power of magistrates more then dois Goddis wourd.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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He that trusteth not in his wourd, hauldeth him self fals, and a liear.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Faith commeth of the wourd of God: Hope commeth of faith; and Charitie springis of thame boith.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Barney doffed his hat and exclaimed, "Long loife to yez all, espacially to the swate-faced young leddy that first spoke a good wourd for me, oi'm a-thinkin ';" and he stepped lightly around to the rear of the house.
An Original Belle Edward Payson Roe 1863
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I thought that Froida wourd rike us Chinese since arr the ord peopre can't drive anyways.
thebighenry commented on the word wourd
a word derived from adding a "u" after an "o"
a word derived from adding an "o" before a "u"
H/T sarra
May 10, 2008