Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	believe_v	faith_n	justification_n	11,818	5	9.2159	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57067	Some stop to the gangrene of Arminianism lately promoted by M. John Goodwin in his book entituled, Redemption redeemed, or, The doctrine of election & reprobation : in six sermons, opened and cleared from the old Pelagian and late Arminian errors / by Richard Resburie ...	Resbury, Richard, 1607-1674.	1651 (1651)	Wing R1136; ESTC R16922	72,771	138

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that_o believe_v 2_o thes_n 1.10_o in_o his_o decree_n of_o election_n the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n and_o all_o blessing_n consequent_a upon_o faith_n shall_v this_o admiration_n ultimate_o fix_v 3._o that_o it_o be_v so_o free_a in_o opposition_n to_o all_o work_n and_o faith_n in_o man_n it_o be_v and_o abide_v whole_o of_o he_o that_o call_v not_o believer_n but_o unto_o faith_n nor_o the_o holy_a but_o to_o holiness_n as_o former_o have_v be_v declare_v 4._o that_o it_o be_v peculiar_a it_o so_o embrace_v some_o as_o refuse_v other_o that_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n rom._n 9.22_o 23._o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o ravish_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o believer_n whether_o here_o or_o in_o heaven_n than_o this_o consideration_n why_o do_v god_n set_v his_o love_n upon_o i_o and_o choose_v i_o unto_o life_n refuse_v so_o many_o other_o they_o that_o pretend_v much_o to_o the_o advancement_n of_o freegrace_n be_v for_o universal_a grace_n universal_a 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