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	son_n	6,204	5	6.4183	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15726	The ground of a Christians life Deliuered in a sermon at Harwood in Lancashire, the first day of December 1618. By Robert Worthington minister of Gods word at Acceington.	Worthington, Robert, minister of Gods word at Acceington.	1620 (1620)	STC 25999; ESTC S103650	35,929	86

21._o 1._o cor._n 8._o 10._o chap._n 10._o 21._o the_o idol_n table_n therefore_o until_o they_o prove_v we_o babilonish_n and_o beside_o all_o that_o to_o be_v incurable_a their_o pretend_a ground_n shall_v end_v in_o meeare_a conceit_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n the_o last_o sort_n or_o sect_n that_o i_o purpose_n to_o meddle_v with_o who_o will_v fain_o seek_v a_o staff_n from_o scripture_n to_o hold_v themselves_o by_o be_v the_o papist_n one_o of_o their_o main_a ground_n be_v in_o the_o epstile_a of_o james_n 2._o 24._o you_o see_v then_o how_o that_o of_o work_n a_o man_n be_v justify_v 24._o jam._n 2._o 24._o and_o not_o of_o faith_n only_o here_o they_o ground_n their_o second_o justification_n for_o invention_n second_o justification_n a_o mere_a invention_n they_o will_v have_v he_o that_o be_v just_a to_o be_v more_o justify_v although_o comparison_n of_o great_a and_o lesser_a do_v not_o make_v a_o several_a kind_n but_o declare_v a_o increase_n 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