Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	fruit_n	good_a	justification_n	4,396	5	9.1232	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30242	The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgesse ...	Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664.	1659 (1659)	Wing B5656; Wing B5648_CANCELLED; ESTC R3908	509,568	411

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freewill_n as_o well_o as_o thy_o freewill_n grace_n it_o be_v well_o say_v of_o bonaventure_n the_o schoolman_n that_o if_o a_o man_n must_v err_v it_o be_v better_a and_o safe_o err_v in_o give_v too_o much_o to_o grace_v than_o too_o little_a see_v then_o thou_o detract_v not_o in_o the_o least_o measure_n from_o grace_n but_o give_v it_o both_o totum_fw-la and_o totaliter_fw-la all_o and_o the_o whole_a last_o he_o must_v set_v up_o this_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o a_o scripture_n way_n not_o to_o oppose_v godliness_n or_o holiness_n or_o to_o sin_n more_o secure_o and_o bold_o this_o be_v not_o to_o acknowledge_v grace_n but_o to_o abuse_v grace_n shall_v we_o sin_v say_v paul_n that_o grace_n may_v abound_v rom._n

he_o now_o a_o man_n self_n be_v to_o be_v deny_v two_o way_n 1._o there_o be_v his_o sinful_a and_o unlawful_a self_n in_o the_o pleasure_n and_o profit_n of_o sin_n this_o must_v be_v total_o renounce_v but_o how_o absurd_a this_o be_v appear_z in_o that_o it_o be_v pull_v out_o our_o right_a eye_n and_o cut_v off_o our_o right_a hand_n but_o then_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o lawful_a self_n which_o be_v see_v in_o our_o affection_n even_o to_o lawful_a thing_n now_o here_o also_o a_o man_n must-moderate_a himself_o yea_o hate_v all_o when_o it_o come_v in_o competition_n with_o christ_n if_o a_o man_n hate_v not_o father_n or_o mother_n for_o my_o sake_n he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n luke_n 14.26_o those_o that_o marry_v must_v be_v as_o if_o they_o marry_v not_o 2_o corin._n 7._o if_o a_o christian_a set_v himself_o to_o such_o a_o mortify_a crucify_a life_n and_o not_o bid_v his_o soul_n take_v its_o ease_n and_o be_v vain_o merry_a with_o the_o world_n he_o be_v judge_v a_o simple_a foolish_a man_n for_o his_o labour_n 2._o the_o duty_n of_o faith_n in_o rely_v upon_o christ_n only_o and_o renounce_v our_o own_o righteousness_n be_v the_o great_a gospel-command_a yet_o nothing_o be_v more_o foolish_a and_o absurd_a to_o humane_a reason_n than_o this_o all_o the_o philosopher_n think_v of_o no_o other_o righteousness_n but_o that_o of_o work_n the_o pharisee_n yea_o all_o the_o jew_n they_o look_v only_o for_o justification_n by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n paul_n till_o whole_o new_a mould_v by_o the_o gospel_n can_v not_o judge_v all_o thing_n dung_n and_o dross_n for_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n this_o be_v the_o rock_n at_o which_o many_o have_v split_v their_o comfort_n all_o popery_n find_v this_o a_o stumble_a block_n and_o it_o be_v so_o foolish_a a_o thing_n judge_v by_o they_o that_o they_o call_v it_o a_o putative_a imaginary_a righteousness_n as_o absurd_a a_o thing_n say_v they_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v a_o deform_a thersites_n be_v 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