Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	word_n	work_n	worker_n	19	3	10.5173	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03284	The confession of faith contending how the troubled man should seeke refuge at his God, thereto led by faith: with the declaratio[n] of the article of iustification at length. ... Compiled by M. Henry Balnaues of Halhill, & one of the Lords of session, and Counsell of Scotland, being as prisoner within the old pallaice of Roane: in the yeare of our Lord. 1548. Direct to his faithfull brethren, being in like trouble or more ...	Balnaves, Henry, Sir, d. 1579.; Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572.	1584 (1584)	STC 1340; ESTC S100771	112,936	310

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the_o scripture_n as_o be_v before_o rehearse_v at_o length_n to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o a_o christian_a and_o godly_a man_n that_o work_n be_v exclude_v forth_o of_o this_o article_n of_o justification_n &_o have_v no_o participation_n therewith_o but_o follow_v faith_n as_o the_o due_a fruit_n thereof_o that_o all_o glory_n may_v redound_v to_o god_n howbeit_o the_o wicked_a hypocrite_n and_o justifier_n of_o themselves_o will_v never_o be_v satisfy_v by_o any_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n for_o they_o can_v nor_o will_v not_o be_v content_a with_o god_n nor_o his_o word_n 48._o but_o ever_o impung_a the_o same_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o authority_n and_o glory_n conscience_n and_o therefore_o be_v never_o at_o rest_n