Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	work_n	work_v	wrought_v	1,549	4	8.0871	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77132	The description and confutation of mysticall Anti-Christ, the Familists; or, An information drawn up and published for the confirmation and comfort of the faithfull, against many Antichristian Familisticall doctrines which are frequently preached and printed in England: particularly in those dangerous books called Theologia Germanica, the Bright Star, Divinity and Philosophy dissected. / Written by Benjamin Bourne. Published according to order.	Bourne, Benjamin, fl. 1646.	1646 (1646)	Wing B3844; Thomason E349_21; STC 672; ESTC R201037	116,136	151

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have_v it_o not_o nor_o none_o else_o that_o can_v be_v think_v of_o but_o do_v stay_v till_o we_o all_o meet_v hebr._n 11._o last_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o they_o without_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v make_v perfect_a last_o of_o all_o the_o time_n when_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v this_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n four_o in_o the_o estate_n of_o perfection_n a_o man_n shall_v have_v no_o enemy_n neither_o death_n nor_o devil_n nor_o a_o deceitful_a unbelieved_a heart_n nor_o any_o person_n to_o reproach_n backbite_v or_o be_v any_o trouble_n to_o his_o spirit_n here_o a_o man_n can_v be_v free_a from_o they_o ergo_fw-la here_o be_v no_o perfection_n again_o five_o in_o that_o estate_n of_o joy_n unspeakable_a and_o full_a of_o glory_n a_o christian_a shall_v not_o only_o see_v himself_o thus_o change_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n from_o the_o likeness_n of_o he_o in_o his_o grace_n here_o to_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o glory_n hereafter_o but_o he_o fee_v all_o creature_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n thus_o change_v also_o he_o see_v the_o whole_a creation_n that_o be_v now_o under_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n free_v from_o this_o imperfection_n rom._n 8._o and_o god_n have_v promise_v so_o to_o discover_v himself_o by_o the_o teach_n of_o the_o spirit_n unto_o the_o elect_a that_o all_o shall_v know_v he_o from_o the_o least_o to_o the_o great_a heb._n 8.11_o jer._n 31.33_o a_o christian_a shall_v not_o see_v god_n obscure_o but_o perfect_o in_o every_o creature_n they_o shall_v see_v god_n in_o his_o naked_a glory_n as_o he_o be_v in_o himself_o