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
A57863	Two sermons preached at the meeting of the council of George Heriot's hospital at Edinburgh	Rule, Gilbert, 1629?-1701.	1695 (1695)	Wing R2230; ESTC R17802	9,429	18

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