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	justification_n	sanctification_n	5,739	5	10.7034	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20573	A sermon preached at Saint Marie Spittle April. 10. 1615. By Thomas Anyan Doctour of Divinity, and president of Corpus Christi College in Oxon	Anyan, Thomas, 1580 or 81-1632.	1615 (1615)	STC 698; ESTC S115864	24,159	48

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perform_v what_o he_o have_v define_v who_o he_o love_v he_o love_v unto_o the_o end_n &_o to_o who_o he_o give_v the_o earnest_n of_o his_o spirit_n they_o have_v a_o continual_a feel_n in_o some_o measure_n more_o or_o less_o of_o his_o gracious_a presence_n for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d variable_a like_o the_o gift_n of_o temporal_a man_n which_o may_v be_v grant_v to_o day_n and_o reverse_v to_o morrow_n with_o a_o non_fw-la obstante_fw-la priore_fw-la concessione_n but_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o stand_v for_o ever_o without_o change_n rom._n 11._o 29._o he_o be_v triumphator_n israëlis_n the_o glory_n and_o strength_n of_o israel_n and_o will_v neither_o lie_v nor_o repent_v nor_o yet_o can_v he_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v term_v injurious_a to_o any_o or_o a_o accepter_n of_o person_n as_o pelagius_n profane_o sometime_o do_v object_n 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