Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	abraham_n	faith_n	work_n	983	5	7.3635	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04902	Lectures of John Knewstub, vpon the twentith chapter of Exodus, and certeine other places of Scripture Seene and allowed according to the Queenes maiesties iniunctions.	Knewstubs, John, 1544-1624.	1577 (1577)	STC 15042; ESTC S106684	202,339	374

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which_o skill_n he_o may_v discern_v by_o his_o speech_n albeit_o he_o never_o see_v he_o work_v and_o albeit_o a_o man_n may_v say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o good_a workman_n because_o his_o work_n be_v good_a yet_o if_o a_o man_n will_v speak_v proper_o he_o must_v say_v he_o be_v a_o good_a workman_n because_o his_o skill_n be_v good_a for_o his_o good_a skill_n in_o that_o trade_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o good_a workmanship_n and_o the_o goodness_n thereof_o come_v from_o thence_o as_o from_o the_o proper_a fountain_n and_o cause_n now_o every_o man_n know_v that_o when_o any_o man_n be_v commend_v for_o his_o work_n it_o be_v because_o of_o the_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n that_o appear_v therein_o and_o be_v join_v therewith_o as_o the_o only_a cause_n and_o occasion_n thereof_o even_o so_o because_o our_o faith_n appear_v in_o our_o good_a work_v as_o our_o skilful_a knowledge_n do_v in_o our_o skilful_a workmanship_n that_o be_v give_v to_o good_a work_v which_o be_v peculiar_a 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commendation_n for_o the_o good_a skill_n that_o appear_v in_o it_o so_o have_v good_a work_v all_o their_o praise_n from_o the_o faith_n that_o have_v beget_v they_o and_o be_v necessary_o join_v with_o they_o this_o be_v also_o to_o be_v add_v that_o because_o there_o be_v not_o in_o our_o work_n that_o perfection_n that_o be_v require_v we_o be_v constrain_v to_o stand_v to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o to_o seek_v refuge_n there_o by_o a_o true_a faith_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o we_o magnify_v faith_n which_o otherwise_o be_v imperfect_a as_o be_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o we_o because_o it_o appli_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n unto_o we_o whereby_o our_o sin_n be_v pardon_v and_o the_o want_n that_o be_v in_o our_o work_n not_o impute_v and_o for_o proof_n that_o the_o apostle_n saint_n james_n give_v not_o that_o title_n unto_o work_v to_o justify_v but_o because_o of_o the_o faith_n which_o have_v beget_v those_o work_n and_o which_o be_v join_v with_o they_o 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