Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	grace_n	justification_n	justify_v	14,318	5	8.2862	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13257	A confession of fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed churches beyonde the seas: with an exhortation to the reformation of the Churche. Perused and allowed accordinge to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.; Confessio Helvetica Posterior. English.	Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.; Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Old, John, fl. 1545-1555.	1568 (1568)	STC 23554; ESTC S118060	120,110	316

our_o own_o merit_n for_o what_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a than_o that_o which_o paul_n say_v all_o iii._n roma_fw-it iii._n have_v sin_v and_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n and_o through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n for_o christ_n have_v take_v upon_o he_o and_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n he_o have_v satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n god_n therefore_o for_o his_o only_a christ_n sake_n us._n justice_n impute_v to_o us._n who_o suffer_v death_n and_o rise_v again_o be_v merciful_a to_o our_o sin_n not_o impute_v they_o to_o we_o but_o accept_v christ_n justice_n as_o our_o rightuousnes_n so_o that_o now_o we_o be_v not_o only_o purge_v and_o cleanse_v from_o sin_n but_o also_o clothe_v with_o christ_n his_o justice_n and_o deliver_v from_o sin_n death_n and_o condemnation_n to_o be_v short_a we_o be_v make_v rightuous_a and_o heir_n of_o life_n everlasting_a to_o speak_v proper_o therefore_o god_n alone_o do_v justify_v we_o and_o that_o only_a for_o christ_n his_o sake_n not_o lai_v our_o sin_n to_o our_o charge_n but_o impute_v his_o rightuousnes_n to_o us._n because_o we_o receive_v this_o justification_n not_o for_o any_o of_o our_o work_n sake_n only_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n only_o but_o by_o faith_n in_o god_n his_o mercy_n and_o through_o christ_n therefore_o we_o teach_v and_o believe_v with_o the_o apostle_n that_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n only_o in_o christ_n not_o by_o the_o law_n or_o by_o any_o work_v for_o paul_n say_v we_o think_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o again_o rom._n iiij_o iii._n roma_fw-it iii._n if_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n he_o have_v wherein_o to_o rejoice_v but_o not_o with_o god_n for_o what_o say_v the_o scripture_n abraham_n beleve_v god_n and_o it_o be_v count_v to_o he_o as_o rightuousnes_n now_o to_o he_o that_o woork_v the_o wage_n 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we_o receive_v meat_n believe_v eat_v use_v for_o believe_v so_o by_o beleve_v we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o christ_n wherefore_o we_o divide_v not_o the_o benefit_n of_o justification_n attribute_v christ_n justification_n be_v not_o to_o be_v attribute_v partly_o to_o us._n and_o partly_o to_o christ_n it_o partly_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n or_o to_o christ_n and_o partly_o to_o ourselves_o our_o love_n to_o our_o work_v to_o our_o merit_n but_o we_o ascribe_v it_o whole_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n by_o faith_n and_o which_o be_v more_o out_o love_n and_o our_o work_n can_v please_v god_n if_o they_o be_v do_z of_o we_o that_o be_v uniuste_a wherefore_o we_o must_v first_o be_v make_v just_a before_o we_o can_v love_v or_o do_v just_a work_n we_o be_v make_v just_a in_o deéde_o as_o we_o have_v declare_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n by_o the_o mere_a grace_n of_o god_n who_o do_v not_o impute_v our_o sin_n but_o christ_n his_o rightuousnes_n to_o we_o and_o 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