Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	covenant_n	grace_n	justification_n	7,486	5	9.7652	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33361	A discourse of the saving grace of God by ... David Clarkson ...	Clarkson, David, 1622-1686.	1688 (1688)	Wing C4573; ESTC R12535	66,518	170

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