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	justify_v	10,014	5	9.4676	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18193	The lamentacion of a synner, made by ye most vertuous Ladie, Quene Caterin, bewayling the ignoraunce of her blind life: set furth and put in print at the instaunt desire of the righte gracious ladie Caterin duchesse of Suffolke, [and] the earnest requeste of the right honourable Lord, William Parre, Marquesse of North Hampton	Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548.; Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598.	1547 (1547)	STC 4827; ESTC S108944	34,896	122

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&_o hunger_v for_o lack_n of_o spiritual_a food_n such_o be_v the_o charity_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o spiritual_a curate_n &_o shepherdess_n but_o our_o moses_n &_o most_o godly_a wise_a governor_n and_o king_n have_v delyver_v we_o out_o of_o the_o captivity_n and_o bondage_n of_o pharaoh_n i_o mean_v by_o this_o moses_n king_n henry_n the_o eight_o my_o most_o soraigne_a favourable_a lord_n &_o husband_n one_o if_o moses_n have_v figure_v any_o mo_z than_o christ_n through_o y_o e_o excellent_a grace_n of_o god_n christen_o meet_a to_o be_v a_o other_o express_v verity_n of_o moses_n conquest_n over_o pharaoh_n and_o i_o mean_n by_o this_o pharaoh_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n rome_n who_o have_v be_v and_o be_v a_o great_a persecutor_n of_o all_o true_a christian_n they_o ever_o be_v pharaoh_n pharaoh_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n for_o he_o be_v a_o persecutor_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o grace_n a_o setter_n forth_o of_o all_o superstition_n and_o counterfeit_a holiness_n bryng_v 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