Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	evil_a	good_a	righteous_a	5,888	5	9.2258	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59963	A hind let loose, or, An historical representation of the testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the interest of Christ with the true state thereof in all its periods : together with a vindication of the present testimonie, against the Popish, prelatical, & malignant enemies of that church ... : wherein several controversies of greatest consequence are enquired into, and in some measure cleared, concerning hearing of the curats, owning of the present tyrannie, taking of ensnaring oaths & bonds, frequenting of field meetings, defensive resistence of tyrannical violence ... / by a lover of true liberty.	Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700.	1687 (1687)	Wing S3431; ESTC R24531	567,672	774

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that_o which_o make_v it_o a_o damnable_a sin_n to_o resist_v they_o because_o it_o be_v a_o resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god._n the_o lord_n ounes_z himself_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o magistrate_n prov._n 8._o 15._o by_o i_o king_n reign_v and_o prince_n decree_n justice._n as_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o man_n and_o have_v make_v he_o a_o sociable_a creature_n so_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o order_n of_o humane_a society_n which_o be_v necessare_fw-la for_o the_o preservation_n of_o mankind_n he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o order_n &_o not_o of_o confusion_n and_o this_o must_v hold_v not_o only_o of_o the_o supreme_a authority_n but_o of_o subordinate_a magistrate_n also_o for_o they_o must_v be_v include_v in_o the_o high_a power_n to_o who_o we_o must_v be_v subject_a rom._n 13._o and_o they_o that_o resist_v they_o resist_v god_n ordinance_n too_o their_o judgement_n be_v god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n deut._n 1._o 17._o 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