Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	aaron_n	life_n	state_n	16	3	5.4359	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30855	Religion and reason adjusted and accorded, or, A discourse wherein divine revelation is made appear to be a congruous and connatural way of affording proper means for making man eternally happy through the perfecting of his rational nature with an appendix of objections from divers as well as philosophers as divines and their respective answers.	Banks, R. R. (Richard R.)	1688 (1688)	Wing B671; ESTC R23639	152,402	381

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the_o heart_n but_o by_o instruction_n and_o motive_n sect._n 9_o par_fw-fr 4._o miracle_n be_v intend_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o some_o doctrine_n requisite_a for_o direct_v the_o understanding_n or_o for_o afford_v motive_n to_o incline_v the_o will_n to_o virtue_n or_o for_o both_o at_o such_o certain_a time_n and_o on_o such_o occasion_n when_o the_o constant_a course_n of_o providence_n and_o usual_a series_n of_o cause_n appoint_v by_o god_n to_o draw_v man_n from_o the_o love_n of_o worldly_a vanity_n and_o sinful_a lust_n to_o the_o sincere_a love_n of_o himself_o general_o fail_v of_o effect_v it_o not_o only_o in_o those_o who_o through_o perverseness_n of_o will_n but_o in_o other_o also_o who_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o imbecility_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n can_v be_v win_v thereby_o for_o as_o to_o the_o former_a sort_n neither_o the_o ordinary_a nor_o extraordinary_a working_n of_o god_n unless_o in_o a_o juncture_n perhaps_o of_o some_o press_a 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disciple_n also_o to_o publish_v they_o to_o the_o daily_a hazard_n and_o at_o length_n the_o loss_n of_o life_n but_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v effect_v by_o they_o in_o what_o be_v their_o effective_a virtue_n terminate_v do_v they_o not_o reach_v the_o understanding_n to_o convince_v it_o nor_o the_o will_n to_o incline_v it_o if_o not_o whence_o be_v man_n conversion_n wrought_v if_o you_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v after_o the_o mean_v use_v and_o cause_n by_o his_o own_o immediate_a operation_n the_o conversion_n make_v in_o the_o soul_n you_o attribute_v that_o to_o god_n which_o can_v be_v true_o affirm_v of_o he_o for_o since_o he_o be_v a_o pure_a essential_a act_n and_o that_o whatever_o be_v in_o god_n be_v god_n sect._n 1_o par._n 9_o and_o 11._o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o he_o shall_v effect_v any_o thing_n save_v only_o by_o will_v it_o without_o any_o physical_a action_n operation_n or_o emanation_n issue_v from_o he_o and_o terminate_v in_o 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