Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	eternal_a	good_a	reward_n	7,006	5	8.9757	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08457	The pearle of perfection sought after by Charles Odingsells, Doctour of Divinitie	Odingsells, Charles, d. 1637.	1637 (1637)	STC 18782; ESTC S113411	51,839	106

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cap._n 85._o nullus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la &_o iustùs_fw-la caret_fw-la peceato_fw-la thou_o tamen_fw-la hoc_fw-la desinit_fw-la esse_fw-la sanctus_fw-la &_o iustùs_fw-la 〈…〉_o no_o just_a and_o holy_a man_n be_v 〈…〉_o sildae_fw-la never_o the_o less_o he_o do_v nick_n cease_v to_o be_v holy_a and_o just_a set_v in_o affection_n he_o retain_v sanctitis_fw-la so_o that_o still_o a_o man_n may_v be_v habitual_o righteous_a who_o be_v not_o without_o all_o error_n and_o actual_a prevarication_n to_o love_v and_o affect_v holiness_n be_v a_o degree_n of_o holiness_n as_o to_o desire_v and_o endeavour_v to_o be_v perfect_a be_v a_o degree_n of_o perfection_n according_a to_o that_o in_o st._n bernard_n 254._o bern._n ad_fw-la garin_n abb._n ep_v 254._o studere_fw-la perfectioni_fw-la perfectio_fw-la est_fw-la to_o study_v to_o be_v perfect_a be_v perfection_n luther_n write_v of_o one_o staupitius_n a_o godly_a learned_a man_n that_o he_o vow_v a_o