Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	apprehend_v	faith_n	justify_v	5,487	5	8.9539	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15525	A commentarie vpon the most diuine Epistle of S. Paul to the Romanes Containing for matter, the degeneration of our nature by Adams Fall; and the restauration thereof, by the grace of Christ. Together with the perfection of faith, and the imbecillity of workes, in the cause of iustification of elect sinners before God. For forme and maner of handling, it hath the coherence and method, the summe and scope, the interpretations & doctrines the reasons and vses, of most texts. All which, are set downe very familiarly and compendiously, in forme of a dialogue, betweene Tlmotheus [sic] and Silas, by Thomas Wilson, one of the six preachers in the cathedrall church of Canterbury.	Wilson, Thomas, 1563-1622.	1614 (1614)	STC 25791; ESTC S120148	882,533	1,268

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not_o impeach_v by_o man_n unbelief_n ib._n truth_n of_o god_n how_o renow_v n_v by_o our_o life_n ibid._n v._o w._n vanity_n how_o creature_n subject_a to_o it_o and_o why_o chap_n 8_o verse_n 20_o unbelief_n a_o mother_n and_o main_a sin_n reason_n against_o it_o and_o why_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v god_n ch_n 11_o v_o 20._o will_v of_o god_n ch_n 12_o v_o 2._o word_n of_o god_n see_v scripture_n work_v good_a which_o be_v and_o why_o to_o be_v do_v what_o require_v to_o a_o good_a work_n ch_n 2_o v_o 6_o ch_n 14._o five_o 5_o 6._o work_v neither_o 〈◊〉_d nor_o merit_n and_o why_o see_v law_n work_n to_o what_o end_v they_o be_v to_o be_v do_v see_v they_o justify_v not_o ch_z 2_o five_o 6._o z._n zeal_n what_o erroneus_fw-la and_o wise_a ch_n 10_o five_o 2._o zeal_n without_o knowledge_n ibid._n zeal_n join_v with_o knowledge_n and_o of_o what_o thing_n ibid._n zeal_n of_o the_o jew_n faulty_a sundry_a way_n ibid._n zeal_n of_o papist_n blind_a and_o furious_a ibid._n zeal_n rare_a in_o protestant_n ibid._n zealous_n why_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o why_o we_o shall_v take_v heed_n of_o blind_a zeal_n ibid._n also_o ch_z 12_o five_o 11._o errata_fw-la muse_v not_o courteous_a reader_n that_o thou_o do_v meet_v with_o these_o fault_n for_o there_o will_v have_v be_v far_o more_o if_o the_o great_a diligence_n of_o the_o printer_n have_v not_o prevent_v it_o the_o blind_a copy_n and_o wine_n own_o oversight_n be_v so_o bad_a correct_v therefore_o with_o thy_o pen_n these_o here_o note_v ere_o thou_o begin_v to_o read_v and_o bear_v with_o the_o rest_n page_n 3._o l._n 25._o read_v revocation_n p._n 4._o l._n 12._o r._n it_o p._n 8._o l._n 11_o r._n exordium_n p._n 9_o l._n 34_o r._n his_o afore_o free_a and_o for_o after_o grace_n and_o in_o the_o mar_v r._n the_o gospel_n after_o of_o p._n 21._o l._n 3._o strike_v out_o which_o of_o itself_o and_o place_v it_o before_o can_v in_o l._n 32._o p._n 22._o l_o 16._o r._n gift_n p._n 23._o l._n 19_o r._n few_o l._n 22._o r._n mean_a one_o p._n 25._o stir_v the_o 9_o and_o 10._o line_n whole_o p_o 27._o l_o 35._o r._n who_o p_o 32._o l._n 28._o r_o be_v p_o 43._o l._n 17._o r._n too_o high_a p_o 54._o l._n 6._o r._n 1_o john_n p_o 57_o l_o 19_o r_o with_o p_o 61_o l_o 14._o r_o by_o for_o on_o in_o p._n 63._o the_o line_n 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o 16._o must_v be_v join_v to_o l._n 6._o p._n 72_o stir_v out_o whole_a line_n 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o p._n 73._o r._n all_o matter_n after_o attribute_n p._n 84_o l._n 18._o r._n these_o four_o p._n 89._o l._n 13._o r._n antimisthia_fw-la p_o 〈◊〉_d l._n 1._o r._n as_o in_o kill_a abcl._n p._n 107._o l_o 4._o r._n do_v not_o p_o ibid._n l_o 16._o r._n judgement_n for_o law_n l._n 32._o r._n coactive_a p_o 112._o l._n 19_o r._n of_o the_o 1_o chap._n p._n 133._o from_o the_o two_o last_o line_n unto_o the_o 14._o l_o of_o p._n 135._o all_o belong_v unto_o the_o 6._o dial._n p._n 186._o l._n 31._o r._n righteous_a p._n 189._o l._n 3._o r._n ro._n 12_o 2._o p._n 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614._o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 628._o l._n 14._o r._n or_o some_o thing_n which_o have_v analogic_n and_o proportion_n with_o faith_n p._n 650._o for_o three_o r._n second_o l._n 35._o angel_n for_o devil_n p._n 652._o l._n 31._o read_v probable_a only_o p._n 673._o l._n 1._o r._n silas_n p._n 679._o mar_v r._n universum_fw-la genus_fw-la p._n 693._o l._n 19_o r._n be_v just_a p._n 719._o l._n 30._o r._n have_v p._n 〈◊〉_d l._n 3._o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 759._o l._n 11._o r._n ver_fw-la 3_o 4._o of_o this_o chap._n p._n 802._o r._n christ_n for_o faith_n p._n 833._o r._n preach_v p._n 〈◊〉_d l._n 21._o r._n have_v not_o do_v p._n 848._o r._n be_v thing_n pa._n 860._o l._n 32_o r._n it_o be_v not_o true_a p._n 862._o l._n 23._o r._n sub_fw-la testo_fw-la p._n 865._o r_o a_o agreement_n p._n 882._o l._n 18._o read_v antopistos_n p._n 867._o mar_v r._n prophetarum_fw-la p._n 897._o l._n 13._o r._n anomia_fw-la p._n 976._o r._n one_o believer_n page_n 979_o l._n 11._o so_o the_o promise_n p._n 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to_o believe_v as_o a_o christian._n 3._o to_o preach_v it_o as_o a_o a_o ostle_n prou._n 3._o psal._n 119._o 10._o 11_o etc._n etc._n novelty_n a_o note_n of_o error_n antiquity_n of_o verity_n by_o prophet_n here_o be_v mean_v such_o as_o preach_v to_o the_o people_n as_o nathan_n though_o they_o do_v write_v no_o pprophecy_n scripture_n use_v foelix_fw-la holy_a end_n &_o use_v of_o the_o scripture_n this_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o gospel_n and_o law_n son_n of_o god_n jesus_n christ._n lord._n seed_n of_o david_n gal._n 4_o 4._o john_n 1_o 14._o christ_n have_v his_o humainity_n from_o david_n not_o his_o 〈◊〉_d joh._n 5_o 26._o and_o 2_o 19_o eph_n 4_o 10_o 11_o act_n 26_o 8._o rom._n 4_o 17._o son_n of_o god_n apostleship_n ephel_n 3_o 8._o 1._o cor._n 15_o 8._o it_o be_v a_o certain_a token_n of_o a_o faithful_a minister_n when_o he_o can_v account_v the_o profit_n of_o the_o hearer_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o vantage_n paul_n his_o presence_n and_o preach_v be_v 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and_o man_n jam._n 3._o 9_o three_o it_o be_v recompense_v with_o the_o like_a psalm_n 109._o 17._o he_o love_v curse_v therefore_o it_o be_v come_v to_o he_o tim._n what_o be_v the_o next_o effect_n of_o our_o corruption_n sil._n cruelty_n foot_n swift_a to_o shed_v blood_n that_o be_v to_o compass_v and_o commit_v slaughter_n all_o man_n be_v such_o by_o nature_n except_o 8._o grace_n do_v either_o restrain_v or_o correct_v and_o cure_v our_o malicious_a nature_n this_o testimony_n be_v out_o of_o isaiah_n that_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o witness_n every_o word_n may_v be_v ratify_v foot_n signify_v affection_n with_o readiness_n and_o shed_v signify_v cruelty_n with_o greediness_n pour_v it_o out_o tim._n what_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o cruelty_n sil._n destruction_n and_o calamity_n active_o towards_o other_o who_o they_o destroy_v and_o also_o towards_o themselves_o passive_o at_o the_o last_o as_o in_o cain_n pharaoh_n jew_n judus_n who_o be_v give_v to_o cruelty_n &_o 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law_n in_o this_o place_n sil._n to_o have_v the_o law_n appoint_v for_o our_o use_n and_o instruction_n elsewhere_o it_o signify_v to_o be_v under_o the_o condemnation_n and_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n here_o it_o signify_v to_o be_v under_o it_o as_o a_o schoolmaster_n and_o teacher_n to_o direct_v and_o inform_v we_o touch_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o our_o own_o estate_n tim._n what_o do_v this_o teach_v silas_n that_o it_o be_v a_o special_a and_o peculiar_a mercy_n to_o have_v the_o word_n of_o god_n allot_v unto_o we_o for_o our_o direction_n and_o comfort_n therefore_o to_o neglect_v or_o despise_v it_o be_v more_o than_o unthankfulness_n even_o iniquity_n tim._n but_o to_o what_o end_n do_v the_o scripture_n condemn_v every_o man_n of_o sin_n silas_n that_o every_o mouth_n may_v be_v stop_v and_o all_o the_o world_n subject_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n tim._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o have_v every_o mouth_n stop_v sil._n it_o be_v a_o borrow_a speech_n take_v from_o such_o as_o have_v mouth_n something_o put_v in_o their_o mouth_n as_o a_o gag_n to_o hinder_v their_o speech_n by_o which_o the_o apostle_n mean_v that_o those_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n which_o bear_v witness_v of_o our_o sin_n they_o declare_v we_o void_a of_o all_o defence_n so_o as_o we_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v for_o ourselves_o why_o we_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o only_o the_o plea_n of_o pardon_n and_o mercy_n psal._n 51_o 1_o 2_o 3._o tim._n who_o do_v this_o reprove_v sil._n first_o the_o blind_a gospeler_n which_o plead_v for_o themselves_o their_o service_n of_o god_n &_o their_o own_o good_a do_n think_v to_o merit_v thereby_o god_n kingdom_n second_o the_o blind_a papist_n which_o plead_v for_o themselves_o the_o merit_n of_o work_n both_o devise_v by_o themselves_o and_o condemn_v by_o god_n last_o all_o man_n which_o rest_n in_o themselves_o for_o salvation_n tim._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o world_n sil._n the_o people_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n the_o place_n contain_v put_v for_o the_o person_n contain_v by_o a_o metonymy_n tim._n what_o be_v it_o to_o be_v obnoxious_a or_o subject_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n silas_n to_o be_v guilty_a and_o worthy_a of_o punishment_n before_o he_o which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o all_o man_n without_o exception_n of_o any_o all_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o god_n wrath_n ephes._n 2_o 3._o tim._n who_o do_v this_o reprove_v sil._n such_o as_o say_v the_o virgin_n mary_n be_v free_a from_o all_o sin_n second_o this_o do_v teach_v we_o that_o all_o have_v need_n of_o a_o saviour_n see_v all_o be_v through_o sin_n guilty_a of_o damnation_n dialogue_n x._o verse_n 20._o wherefore_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n