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	tree_n	33,809	5	11.7409	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76021	Unum necessarium, or, The great duty of a Christian in two tracts : the one, Of adhering to God, written in Latin, by Albertus Magnus, the other, Of the love of God, written in high- Dutch, by John Staupitz / both faithfully translated into English for the promoting of primitive Christianity.; De adhaerendo Deo. English. 1692	Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280.; Johannes von Kastl, 15th cent.; Staupitz, Johann von, d. 1524.	1692 (1692)	Wing A878; ESTC R42992	62,774	183

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that_o be_v from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o we_o proceed_v our_o reciprocal_a love_n to_o he_o so_o likewise_o neither_o do_v this_o rock_n give_v forth_o water_n except_o it_o be_v strike_v with_o the_o rod_n of_o moses_n ever_o flow_v stream_n of_o grace_n do_v not_o flow_v from_o christ_n neither_o do_v he_o appear_v in_o the_o high_a degree_n lovely_a and_o amiable_a friendly_a and_o kind_a in_o that_o he_o be_v scourge_v crown_v with_o thorn_n mock_v and_o crucify_v but_o because_o the_o merciful_a lord_n god_n the_o true_a moses_n the_o great_a lawgiver_n of_o the_o law_n of_o love_n out_o of_o pure_a love_n to_o we_o or_o as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n chap._n 53.5_o 8._o say_v for_o our_o sake_n have_v