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	righteousness_n	46,204	5	8.5615	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57154	Self-deniall opened and applyed in a sermon before the Reverend Assembly of Divines on a day of their private humiliation / by Edward Reynolds ...	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1652 (1652)	Wing R1279; ESTC R11641	27,551	52

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or_o brethren_n or_o child_n in_o the_o zeal_n of_o god_n honour_n deut._n 33._o 9_o nor_o ezekiel_n his_o dear_a wife_n the_o delight_n of_o his_o eye_n when_o god_n take_v she_o away_o with_o a_o stroke_n and_o forbid_v he_o to_o mourn_v for_o she_o ezek._n 24._o 16_o 17_o 18._o nor_o matthew_n his_o receipt_n of_o custom_n luke_n 5._o 27._o nor_o james_n and_o john_n their_o net_n their_o ship_n their_o father_n when_o they_o be_v call_v to_o follow_v christ_n matth._n 4._o 21_o 22._o in_o this_o case_n thing_n be_v to_o be_v deny_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o as_o temptation_n and_o snare_n when_o they_o be_v either_o bait_n to_o draw_v we_o into_o sin_n or_o be_v themselves_o the_o fruit_n and_o wage_n of_o sin_n when_o they_o be_v bait_n unto_o sin_n if_o thy_o brother_n say_v the_o lord_n the_o son_n of_o thy_o mother_n or_o the_o son_n of_o thy_o daughter_n or_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o bosom_n or_o thy_o friend_n which_o be_v as_o thy_o own_o soul_n entice_v thou_o secret_o say_v let_v we_o go_v and_o serve_v other_o god_n which_o thou_o have_v not_o know_v thou_o nor_o thy_o father_n etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v not_o consent_v unto_o he_o nor_o harken_v unto_o he_o neither_o shall_v thy_o eye_n pity_v he_o neither_o shall_v thou_o spare_v neither_o shall_v thou_o conceal_v he_o but_o thou_o shall_v sure_o kill_v he_o thy_o hand_n shall_v be_v first_o against_o he_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 13._o 6_o 9_o though_o a_o idol_n be_v make_v of_o silver_n and_o gold_n yet_o be_v a_o idol_n it_o must_v be_v throw_v away_o with_o detestation_n like_o a_o menstruous_a cloth_n isai._n 30._o 22._o if_o simon_n magus_n offer_v money_n for_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o apostle_n do_v abhor_v so_o abominable_a a_o negotiation_n act_n 8._o 20._o even_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n when_o it_o become_v a_o snare_n by_o the_o abuse_n of_o man_n be_v no_o long_o preserve_v as_o a_o monument_n of_o mercy_n but_o break_v in_o 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