Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	conscience_n	dead_a	purge_v	5,027	5	9.3264	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69129	Conscience with the power and cases thereof Devided into V. bookes. Written by the godly and learned, William Ames, Doctor, and Professor of Divinity, in the famous University of Franeker in Friesland. Translated out of Latine into English, for more publique benefit.; De conscientia. Et ejus jure, vel casibus. English.	Ames, William, 1576-1633.	1639 (1639)	STC 552; ESTC S114737	107,148	176

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have_v a_o necessity_n lay_v upon_o he_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 16._o so_o that_o he_o can_v do_v otherwise_o act_n 4._o 20._o 6_o conscience_n enforce_v to_o obedience_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o its_o act_n of_o bind_v for_o that_o be_v to_o the_o will_v a_o impulsive_a cause_n to_o make_v it_o carry_v itself_o conscientious_o 7_o this_o enforcement_n be_v signify_v in_o the_o forenamed_a place_n and_o phrase_n the_o strength_n and_o power_n thereof_o be_v declare_v jer._n 20._o 9_o wherefore_o i_o think_v from_o henceforth_o not_o to_o speak_v of_o he_o nor_o to_o preach_v any_o more_o in_o his_o name_n but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o very_a burn_a fire_n in_o my_o heart_n and_o in_o my_o bone_n amos._n 3._o 8._o the_o lion_n have_v roar_v who_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a the_o lord_n have_v speak_v