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
A47166	Quakerism no popery, or, A particular answere to that part of Iohn Menzeis, professor of divinity in Aberdeen, (as he is called) his book, intituled Roma mendax Wherein the people called Quakers are concerned, whom he doth accuse as holding many popish doctrins, and as if Quakerism, (so he nick-names our religion,) were but popery-disguised. In which treatise his alleadged grounds for this his assertion, are impartialy and fairly examined and confuted: and also his accusation of popery against us, justly retorted upon himself, and his bretheren. By George Keith.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.	1675 (1675)	Wing K194; ESTC R213551	62,351	126

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unto_o god_n that_o so_o it_o may_v become_v light_n in_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v darkness_n according_a to_o which_o augustin_n say_v express_o lib._n annot._n in_o fol._n ult_n in_o voluntate_fw-la enim_fw-la cujusque_fw-la est_fw-la utrum_fw-la tenebrae_fw-la sit_fw-la a_o lux_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v in_o the_o will_n of_o every_o man_n whether_o he_o be_v darkness_n or_o light_n but_o when_o he_o be_v darkness_n it_o be_v in_o himself_o that_o be_v by_o his_o sin●_n which_o be_v his_o own_o but_o when_o he_o be_v light_a he_o be_v not_o it_o in_o himself_o but_o in_o the_o lord_n now_o see_v we_o do_v express_o hold_v and_o believe_v it_o as_o a_o most_o certain_a truth_n that_o all_o freewill_n in_o man_n unto_o any_o good_a thing_n acceptable_a unto_o god_n have_v a_o most_o absolute_a and_o necessary_a dependence_n upon_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o efficacy_n thereof_o we_o can_v in_o any_o justice_n of_o reason_n be_v think_v to_o affirm_v that_o the_o 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