Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	bring_v	good_a	tree_n	9,027	5	9.0012	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08445	Fouretene sermons of Barnardine Ochyne, concernyng the predestinacion and eleccion of god: very expediente to the settynge forth of hys glorye among hys creatures. Translated out of Italian in to oure natyve younge by A.C.	Ochino, Bernardino, 1487-1564.; Bacon, Anne Cooke, Lady, 1528?-1610.	1551 (1551)	STC 18767; ESTC S104170	58,669	130

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world_n that_o he_o can_v know_v by_o the_o work_n of_o god_n that_o be_v by_o prosperity_n or_o adversity_n whether_o of_o himself_o he_o be_v worthi_a of_o hate_n or_o love_n and_o this_o be_v because_o god_n give_v his_o gift_n so_o indifferent_o to_o the_o good_a and_o evell_a to_o the_o elect_v and_o reprobat_fw-la thou_o will_v say_v yet_o paul_n say_v xiiii_o i_o cor._n xiiii_o my_o conscience_n do_v not_o reprove_v i_o yet_o be_o i_o not_o thereby_o justify_v before_o god_n therefore_o it_o can_v not_o be_v know_v but_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o intent_n of_o paul_n be_v to_o say_v that_o though_o by_o grace_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o have_v minister_v the_o gospel_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o his_o conscience_n do_v not_o rebuke_v he_o of_o any_o erroure_n which_o be_v impute_v unto_o he_o for_o a_o slander_v of_o false_a christian_n nevertheless_o he_o hold_v not_o himself_o just_a for_o this_o neither_o be_v he_o just_a he_o judge_v himself_o just_a by_o christ_n and_o not_o 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and_o i_o say_v that_o it_o be_v true_a that_o none_o ought_v to_o dispeyre_n or_o yet_o to_o presume_v but_o assure_o to_o hope_n and_o believe_v to_o be_v save_v and_o elect_v marry_o by_o our_o own_o work_n this_o be_v a_o evyll_n vice_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v flee_v but_o to_o believe_v to_o be_v elect_v and_o save_v by_o the_o liberality_n of_o god_n by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o his_o work_n this_o be_v no_o presumption_n but_o a_o hope_n which_o have_v regard_n as_o divine_a &_o theological_a virtue_n not_o to_o our_o merit_n but_o only_o to_o god_n by_o christ_n and_o as_o we_o can_v not_o love_v he_o