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
A85329	Londons gate to the Lords Table. Where the eldership doth sit doing their office aright, in discovering and shutting out the ignorant, prophane, and meere civill honest man : in suspending the suspected formall, legall, and antinomisticall professor, and in drawing in the weakest humble beleeving soule. In a dialogue betweene a minister of the Gospell. Alexander an ignorant prophane man. Simon a proud professor. And Matthias an humble penitent. Imprimatur Edmund Calamy.	Fisher, Edward, fl. 1627-1655.	1646 (1646)	Wing F995; Thomason E1213_1; ESTC R210120	58,722	302

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quiet_a in_o my_o mind_n whilst_o they_o and_o i_o live_v together_o min._n weep_v not_o i_o pray_v you_o except_o it_o be_v for_o joy_n for_o sure_o this_o fear_n be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n for_o ordinary_o after_o conviction_n he_o let_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o elect_n such_o fear_n as_o these_o for_o although_o it_o be_v true_a there_o may_v be_v in_o a_o mere_a natural_a man_n certain_a natural_a fear_n arise_v from_o the_o accusation_n of_o his_o natural_a conscience_n yet_o they_o never_o affect_v his_o heart_n so_o as_o to_o work_v a_o separation_n betwixt_o his_o heart_n and_o his_o sin_n but_o your_o fear_n do_v so_o affect_v