Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	deny_v	faith_n	justification_n	5,607	5	9.3217	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57865	A vindication of the Church of Scotland being an answer to five pamphlets, the titles of which are set down after the preface / by the author of the former vindication in answer to ten questions.	Rule, Gilbert, 1629?-1701.	1691 (1691)	Wing R2232; ESTC R22719	77,003	86

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