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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15057	An ansvvere to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Iesuit in confidence wherof he offered disputation to the ministers of the Church of England, in the controuersie of faith. Whereunto is added in briefe marginall notes, the summe of the defence of those reasons by Iohn Duræus the Scot, being a priest and a Iesuit, with a reply vnto it. Written first in the Latine tongue by the reuerend and faithfull seruant of Christ and his Church, William Whitakers, Doctor in Diuinitie, and the Kings Professor and publike reader of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. And now faithfully translated for the benefit of the vnlearned (at the appointment and desire of some in authoritie) into the English tongue; by Richard Stocke, preacher in London. ...; Ad Rationes decem Edmundi Campiani Jesuitæ responsio. English	Whitaker, William, 1548-1595.; Campion, Edmund, Saint, 1540-1581. Rationes decem. English.; Stock, Richard, 1569?-1626.; Whitaker, William, 1548-1595. Responsionis ad Decem illas rationes.; Durie, John, d. 1587. Confutatio responsionis Gulielmi Whitakeri ad Rationes decem. Selections.	1606 (1606)	STC 25360; ESTC S119870	383,859	364

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as_o much_o as_o by_o faith_n alone_o because_o faith_n respect_v only_a mercy_n and_o withal_o exclude_v work_n rom._n 3.28_o &_o cap._n 4.5.6_o &_o cap._n 3.20_o gal._n 2.16_o and_o last_o he_o say_v we_o be_v free_o justify_v by_o grace_n eph._n 2.7.8_o rom._n 3.24_o than_o he_o affirm_v that_o faith_n only_o do_v justify_v express_o use_v these_o word_n 3.24.28_o rom._n 3.24.28_o faith_n alone_o and_o the_o ancient_a do_v so_o expound_v and_o interpret_v s._n paul_n ambrose_n say_v beata_fw-la say_v dur_fw-la ambrose_n by_o his_o sole_a faith_n exclude_v only_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o so_o he_o speak_v in_o that_o place_n whit._n pag._n 33._o it_o be_v enough_o that_o he_o affirm_v that_o this_o be_v s._n paul_n position_n we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n only_o and_o when_o he_o exclude_v only_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n in_o that_o he_o be_v against_o the_o judgement_n of_o augustine_n and_o hierome_n and_o himself_o also_o in_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o de_fw-fr jacob_n &_o vita_fw-la beata_fw-la they_o be_v justify_v only_o by_o faith_n it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n grace_n god_n dur_fw-la basil_n exclude_v only_o those_o work_n which_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o sole_a power_n of_o freewill_n whit._n pag._n 38._o basil_n exclude_v not_o only_o the_o work_v wrought_v by_o the_o power_n of_o freewill_n but_o even_o those_o which_o proceed_v from_o faith_n and_o grace_n for_o he_o produce_v s._n paul_n and_o saint_n peter_n who_o he_o deny_v to_o have_v be_v justify_v by_o work_n yet_o have_v they_o both_o faith_n and_o grace_n basil_n say_v they_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o in_o christ._n less_o christ._n dur_fw-la nazianzene_n exclude_v only_o that_o high_a knowledge_n of_o divine_a mystery_n whit._n pag._n 41._o nazianzene_n exclude_v not_o only_o that_o high_a knowledge_n of_o divine_a mystery_n but_o also_o by_o it_o all_o other_o work_n for_o see_v it_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a and_o so_o 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of_o man_n it_o be_v that_o augustine_n do_v just_o reprove_v for_o virginity_n be_v to_o be_v desire_v not_o simple_o for_o that_o end_n that_o we_o may_v ●idde_v and_o free_v ourselves_o from_o the_o necessary_a business_n and_o care_n accompany_v marriage_n but_o to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v with_o sitter_n opportunity_n and_o more_o conveniency_n serve_v god_n as_o also_o the_o apostle_n speak_v that_o you_o may_v so_o ●●w_v that_o which_o be_v honest_a and_o that_o you_o may_v cleave_v fast_o unto_o the_o lord_n without_o separation_n 1._o co._n 7.35_o 〈◊〉_d dur_n who_o see_v not_o that_o that_o be_v more_o excellent_a in_o itself_o which_o be_v more_o difficult_a and_o hard_a and_o christ_n say_v that_o after_o this_o life_n there_o be_v no_o marry_v at_o all_o and_o s._n paul_n he_o that_o give_v his_o virgin_n to_o marriage_n do_v well_o but_o he_o that_o give_v she_o not_o to_o marriage_n do_v better_a 1._o cor._n 7.38_o whit._n pag_n 69●_n i_o do_v not_o dispute_v against_o 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allow_v therefore_o he_o thus_o speak_v not_o for_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o circumstance_n as_o you_o may_v see_v vers_fw-la 26.28.32.35_o thus_o therefore_o stand_v the_o matter_n they_o that_o can_v preserve_v their_o chastity_n in_o virginity_n they_o may_v be_v desirous_a of_o virginity_n and_o yet_o not_o absolute_o but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o trouble_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n accompany_v marriage_n but_o they_o that_o can_v live_v chaste_a such_o must_v betake_v they_o to_o marriage_n and_o that_o so_o as_o that_o if_o they_o do_v otherwise_o they_o enfold_v themselves_o in_o great_a sin_n so_o that_o virginity_n be_v never_o save_v only_o in_o some_o respect_n better_o than_o marriage_n but_o g_o marriage_n oftentimes_o be_v absolute_o better_a than_o virginity_n sure_o we_o do_v think_v honourable_o of_o both_o these_o estate_n of_o life_n but_o among_o you_o virginity_n be_v advance_v but_o marriage_n base_o esteem_v basil_n 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