Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	ceremonial_a	law_n	moral_a	5,536	5	9.9611	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03284	The confession of faith contending how the troubled man should seeke refuge at his God, thereto led by faith: with the declaratio[n] of the article of iustification at length. ... Compiled by M. Henry Balnaues of Halhill, & one of the Lords of session, and Counsell of Scotland, being as prisoner within the old pallaice of Roane: in the yeare of our Lord. 1548. Direct to his faithfull brethren, being in like trouble or more ...	Balnaves, Henry, Sir, d. 1579.; Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572.	1584 (1584)	STC 1340; ESTC S100771	112,936	310

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my_o spirit_n that_o the_o very_a thing_n which_o i_o know_v good_a and_o will_v do_v for_o weakness_n may_v i_o not_o complete_a i_o will_v love_v fear_v honour_n and_o thank_v god_n with_o all_o my_o hart_n and_o all_o my_o strength_n and_o adheere_v to_o his_o promise_n in_o every_o hour_n and_o all_o tribulation_n but_o by_o the_o wicked_a flesh_n i_o be_o impedite_a to_o do_v the_o same_o for_o howbeit_o i_o have_v fear_n and_o love_n begin_v into_o i_o yet_o be_v natural_a securite_n and_o concupiscence_n impediment_n that_o they_o be_v not_o pure_a and_o perfect_a as_o the_o law_n require_v and_o albeit_o i_o have_v faith_n begin_v in_o i_o himself_o which_o teach_v that_o god_n be_v true_a in_o all_o his_o promise_n yet_o natural_a dubitation_n and_o imbecility_n cause_v i_o frequent_o to_o doubt_v if_o god_n shall_v deliver_v and_o so_o murmur_v sometime_o the_o flesh_n and_o love_v not_o god_n withal_o the_o hart_n here_o my_o heart_n you_o may_v learn_v at_o the_o apost_n to_o know_v this_o corruption_n of_o nature_n for_o he_o give_v the_o example_n in_o himself_o and_o in_o no_o other_o teach_v every_o one_o of_o we_o to_o judge_v ourself_o and_o not_o our_o neighbour_n this_o corruption_n of_o nature_n sin_n be_v call_v original_a sin_n which_o be_v the_o want_v of_o original_a justice_n that_o shall_v have_v be_v in_o man_n according_a to_o his_o first_o creation_n this_o corruption_n of_o nature_n follow_v the_o fall_n of_o adam_n in_o all_o man_n that_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n may_v not_o true_o obey_v the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o fulfil_v the_o same_o for_o the_o inherent_a fault_n and_o concupiscence_n in_o the_o hart_n of_o man_n engender_v of_o