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	justify_v	meaning_n	4,398	5	9.4322	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45396	Hagieā theoū krisis Iudgment worthy of God, or, An assertion of the existence and duration of hell torments, in two occasional letters, written several years since / by ... Henry Hammond ; to which is added an accordance of St. Paul with St. James, in the great point of faith and works by the same author.	Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.	1665 (1665)	Wing H515; ESTC R15162	47,364	178

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inprimatur_fw-la gualt_n blandford_n vicecan_n oxon_n aug._n 1._o 1664._o ἀξία_n θεο̂υ_n κρίσις_n judgement_n worthy_a of_o god_n or_o a_o assertion_n of_o the_o existence_n and_o duration_n of_o hell_n torment_n in_o two_o occasional_a letter_n write_v several_a year_n since_o by_o the_o most_o learned_a reverend_a and_o pious_a dr_n henry_n hammond_n to_o which_o be_v add_v a_o accordance_n of_o st_n paul_n with_o st_n james_n in_o the_o great_a point_n of_o faith_n and_o work_n by_o the_o same_o author_n who_o be_v dead_a yet_o speak_v heb._n 11.4_o oxford_z print_v by_o h._n h._n printer_n to_o the_o university_n for_o ric_n royston_n and_o ric_n davis_n 1665._o the_o preface_n so_o servile_o disingenuous_a be_v our_o nature_n and_o altogether_o brutish_a in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o sensual_a enjoyment_n that_o the_o proposal_n of_o reward_n do_v in_o no_o proportion_n lead_v we_o so_o forcible_o to_o our_o interest_n and_o duty_n as_o do_v the_o threat_n and_o menace_n of_o 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