Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	charity_n	faith_n	justification_n	4,801	5	9.5998	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18933	The conuerted Iew or Certaine dialogues betweene Micheas a learned Iew and others, touching diuers points of religion, controuerted betweene the Catholicks and Protestants. Written by M. Iohn Clare a Catholicke priest, of the Society of Iesus. Dedicated to the two Vniuersities of Oxford and Cambridge ...	Clare, John, 1577-1628.; Anderton, Lawrence, attributed name.; Anderton, Roger, d. 1640?, attributed name.	1630 (1630)	STC 5351; ESTC S122560	323,604	470

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to_o his_o work_n beside_o many_o other_o like_o place_n ult._n here_o omit_v three_o from_o those_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n which_o express_v the_o reason_n that_o work_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o eternal_a life_n be_v give_v thus_o we_o read_v 25._o come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n possess_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o you_o es_z 〈…〉_z ivi_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o dedisti_fw-la mihi_fw-la manducare_fw-la for_o i_o be_v hungry_a and_o you_o give_v i_o to_o eat_v again_o in_o the_o same_o place_n quia_fw-la in_o pauca_fw-la fuisti_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a over_o few_o thing_n i_o will_v place_v thou_o over_o many_o thing_n enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o ●ord_n and_o in_o the_o apocalypse_n 7._o these_o be_v they_o which_o be_v come_v out_o of_o great_a tribulation_n etc._n etc._n ideo_fw-la sunt_fw-la ante_fw-la thro●um_fw-la dei_fw-la therefore_o they_o be_v before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n in_o all_o which_o place_n the_o 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