Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	abraham_n	faith_n	impute_v	5,476	5	10.4768	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08832	The benefit that Christians receiue by Iesus Christ crucified translated out of French into English, by A.G.	Paleario, Aonio, 1503-1570.; Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.	1580 (1580)	STC 19116; ESTC S926	54,090	122

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man_n be_v very_o happy_a who_o god_n have_v determine_v to_o accept_v for_o righteous_a before_o he_o by_o only_a faith_n without_o any_o pain_n take_v or_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n on_o their_o behalf_n thus_o show_v he_o the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o time_n wherein_o christ_n be_v bear_v insomuch_o as_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v many_o righteous_a man_n &_o prophet_n have_v covet_v to_o see_v the_o thing_n that_o you_o see_v and_o too_o hear_v the_o thing_n that_o you_o hear_v &_o have_v not_o hear_v they_o the_o selfsame_a thing_n say_v s._n ambrose_n in_o expound_v the_o first_o cap._n of_o the_o i._o epistle_n to_o y_fw-fr corinthian_n affirm_v open_o y_o ●_o whosoever_o beléeve_v in_o jesus_n christ_n be_v become_v righteous_a w_n tout_o work_n &_o without_o any_o desert_n &_o receive_v forgiveness_n of_o his_o sin_n by_o faith_n alone_o also_o he_o affirm_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o a_o epistle_n which_o he_o write_v to_o irenaeus_n say_v let_v no_o man_n boast_v of_o 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the_o force_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n knit_v together_o be_v not_o able_a too_o go_v through_o with_o it_o wherefore_o our_o god_n the_o father_n of_o mercy_n be_v move_v with_o compassion_n of_o our_o misery_n have_v give_v we_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n who_o have_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o venom_n of_o the_o serpent_n and_o be_v himself_o become_v our_o blessedness_n and_o righteousness_n condicional_o that_o we_o accept_v the_o same_o renounce_v all_o our_o own_o outward_a iustification_n then_o my_o dear_a brethren_n let_v we_o embrace_v the_o righteousness_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o let_v we_o make_v it_o we_o by_o mean_n of_o faith_n let_v we_o assure_v ourselves_o that_o we_o be_v righteous_a not_o for_o our_o own_o work●_n but_o