Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	faith_n	good_a	see_v	18,237	5	4.3666	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16543	The importunate begger for things necessary, or necessity, without deniall Or a treatise, wherein is shewed the lawfullnesse of praying absolutely for necessary temporall things, without doubting or wavering, and that the saints of God may and ought, as absolutely depend upon God, for their dayly bread, as they may for the pardon of their sinnes, and that the cause is in themselves, who doe not obtaine them. Whereunto is annexed an answer to Mr. Norrice his 5 arguments, which were framed against it, together with an answer to his Prosopopeia, wherein, as well the insufficiency of those arguments, as the deceitfullnesse of his collections, is plainely manifested by R.B.	Boye, Rice.	1635 (1635)	STC 3450; ESTC S106818	69,334	88

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both_o the_o power_n and_o virtue_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v unfruitful_a unto_o we_o and_o make_v we_o altogether_o unable_a and_o unworthy_a to_o partake_v of_o it_o what_o do_v those_o word_n before_o recite_v prove_v but_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n also_o of_o those_o divine_n that_o the_o want_n of_o faith_n in_o apprehend_v the_o promise_n do_v deprive_v we_o of_o many_o blessing_n as_o well_o concern_v the_o body_n as_o the_o soul_n this_o word_n if_o in_o prayer_n be_v but_o a_o little_a word_n but_o yet_o it_o stand_v between_o god_n and_o we_o as_o a_o cloud_n it_o do_v deprive_v we_o of_o many_o favour_n so_o long_o as_o this_o if_o stand_v between_o christ_n and_o the_o father_n in_o the_o 9_o of_o mark_n and_o the_o 22._o it_o keep_v he_o from_o the_o blessing_n but_o be_v afterward_o remoove_v his_o request_n be_v grant_v his_o child_n be_v dispossess_v of_o a_o dumb_a and_o deaf_a spirit_n at_o the_o same_o instant_n moses_n be_v deprive_v of_o a_o temporal_a 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