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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91733	Rules for the government of the tongue: together, with directions in six particular cases. [brace] 1 Confession of our faults to men. 2 Confession of Christ before men. 3 Reprehension of faults in others. 4 Christian communication. [brace] Vrbanity and eloquence. 5 Consolation of the afflicted. 6 Self-commendation, and a disproof of perfection in this life. Added, as a supplement, to the Rules for governing [brace] 1 the thoughts, 2 the affections, in the Precepts for Christian practice, or, The rule of the new creature, new model'd. / By Edward Reyner, minister of the Gospel in Lincolne.	Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.; Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668. Precepts for Christian practice.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1230; Thomason E1594_2; ESTC R208861	220,132	401

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from_o sin_n if_o absolute_a perfection_n be_v attainable_a in_o this_o life_n sure_o some_o at_o least_o of_o these_o holy_a eminent_a servant_n of_o god_n will_v have_v obtain_v it_o which_o none_o of_o they_o ever_o do_v for_o the_o holy_a scripture_n impeach_v they_o all_o of_o humane_a frailty_n and_o infirmity_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o add_v humane_a testimony_n to_o this_o truth_n but_o that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o a_o candle_n when_o the_o sun_n shine_v bernard_n say_v bernard_n bernard_n minimè_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la melior_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la &_o ubi_fw-la incipis_fw-la nolle_fw-la fieri_fw-la melior_fw-la ibi_fw-la desinis_fw-la esse_fw-la bone_fw-la he_o be_v not_o at_o all_o good_a who_o will_v not_o be_v better_o and_o when_o thou_o begin_v to_o be_v unwilling_a to_o be_v make_v better_o than_o thou_o cease_v to_o be_v good_a and_o in_o his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la drogonem_fw-la monachus_fw-la he_o say_v nemo_n quip_n perfectus_fw-la 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nisiscias_fw-la hic_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la esse_fw-la perfectum_fw-la otherwise_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v perfect_a here_o unlse_v thou_o know_v that_o here_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v perfect_a and_o in_o another_o place_n secundum_fw-la ist_fw-mi ius_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la modum_fw-la est_fw-la quaedam_fw-la perfectio_fw-la eique_fw-la perfectioni_fw-la hoc_fw-la deputatur_fw-la si_fw-la se_fw-la cuique_fw-la noverit_fw-la nondum_fw-la esse_fw-la perfectum_fw-la it_o be_v a_o man_n perfection_n to_o know_v his_o imperfection_n nullus_fw-la iustùs_fw-la caret_fw-la peccato_fw-la nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la desinit_fw-la esse_fw-la iustùs_fw-la cum_fw-la affectu_fw-la teneat_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la no_o righteous_a man_n want_v sin_n yet_o do_v he_o not_o hereupon_o cease_v to_o be_v just_a see_v he_o hold_v fast_o sanctity_n in_o his_o affection_n hierom_n say_v theoph._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la theoph._n haec_fw-la est_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la sola_fw-la perfectio_fw-la suae_fw-la imperfectionis_fw-la