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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33720	A discourse of Christian religion, in sundry points preached at the merchants lecture in Broadstreet / by Thomas Cole ...	Cole, Thomas, 1627?-1697.	1692 (1692)	Wing C5029; ESTC R964	181,099	443

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