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	priest_n	way_n	16	3	3.3318	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67209	Anguis flagellatus, or, A switch for the snake being an answer to the third and last edition of The snake in the grass : wherein the author's injustice and falshood, both in quotation and story, are discover'd and obviated, and the truth doctrinally deliver'd by us, stated and maintained in opposition to his misrepresentation and perversion / by Joseph Wyeth ; to which is added a supplement, by George Whitehead.	Wyeth, Joseph, 1663-1731.; Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723. Snake in the grass.	1699 (1699)	Wing W3757; ESTC R16372	333,418	578

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carry_v on_o by_o continue_v in_o their_o communion_n as_o i_o have_v before_o show_v for_o all_o which_o and_o more_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n it_o may_v be_v suppose_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n owe_v he_o many_o thanks_o but_o what_o thank_v soever_o rome_n may_v owe_v the_o snake_n it_o be_v very_o plain_a w._n p._n owe_v he_o none_o for_o charge_v he_o indefinite_o with_o represent_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n upon_o a_o worse_a foot_n than_o transubstantiation_n what_o w._n p._n do_v so_o represent_v be_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o same_o carnal_a body_n which_o die_v now_o if_o the_o snake_n will_v please_v to_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o be_v a_o article_n in_o his_o creed_n and_o have_v be_v receive_v by_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o all_o age_n it_o will_v be_v as_o easy_a to_o show_v that_o he_o say_v false_a with_o respect_n to_o the_o catholic_n church_n as_o it_o will_v be_v to_o prove_v that_o himself_o believe_v false_o in_o the_o article_n as_o for_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n we_o with_o the_o catholic_n church_n do_v firm_o believe_v it_o and_o have_v always_o so_o declare_v and_o have_v at_o all_o time_n be_v ready_a to_o testify_v so_o much_o in_o the_o language_n of_o holy_a writ_n ibid._n p._n 158._o what_o do_v he_o think_v be_v not_o christ_n body_n change_v in_o his_o transfiguration_n upon_o the_o mount_n the_o snake_n have_v just_a before_o tell_v we_o that_o transubstantiation_n suppose_v a_o change_n of_o substance_n upon_o which_o in_o my_o turn_n i_o may_v ask_v what_o do_v he_o think_v be_v christ_n body_n so_o change_v upon_o the_o mount_n ibid._n p._n 159._o the_o grain_n must_v die_v or_o else_o it_o will_v not_o fructify_v or_o rise_v again_o in_o this_o death_n it_o lose_v something_o as_o the_o husk_n but_o it_o retain_v the_o substance_n which_o rise_v again_o and_o let_v it_o be_v observe_v by_o way_n of_o addition_n to_o the_o snake_n agriculture_n that_o the_o substance_n the_o full_a grain_n in_o the_o ear_n be_v cover_v when_o rise_v with_o much_o such_o a_o husk_n the_o same_o for_o nature_n with_o that_o which_o be_v lose_v in_o the_o earth_n ibid._n p._n 160._o death_n be_v a_o great_a change_n yet_o if_o william_n die_v it_o be_v william_n even_o the_o same_o william_n that_o live_v who_o die_v and_o as_o sure_o it_o will_v be_v the_o same_o who_o shall_v rise_v again_o that_o death_n be_v a_o great_a change_n be_v doubtless_o very_o true_a but_o to_o bring_v the_o question_n pretty_a near_o if_o charles_n die_v even_o the_o same_o charles_n that_o live_v shall_v charles_n the_o same_z charles_n of_o flesh_n the_o same_o both_o for_o substance_n and_o husk_n rise_v again_o ibid._n p._n 160._o but_o i_o be_o now_o to_o tell_v you_o a_o very_a strange_a thing_n yet_o if_o it_o be_v true_a its_o strangeness_n need_v not_o affright_v ibid._n mr._n penn_n do_v understand_v that_o long_a and_o elegant_a description_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o body_n from_o the_o 35_o the_o verse_n of_o the_o 15_o the_o of_o the_o 1_o sy_n epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n only_o of_o the_o spiritual_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o life_n and_o if_o so_o what_o then_o do_v w._n penn_n therefore_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n because_o he_o have_v say_v that_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15.35_o do_v here_o speak_v of_o the_o spiritual_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n if_o that_o be_v good_a logic_n than_o it_o conclude_v thus_o against_o the_o snake_n that_o he_o deny_v the_o spiritual_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o life_n because_o he_o declare_v the_o 1_o cor._n 15.35_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o body_n and_o this_o conclusion_n be_v very_o natural_a till_o the_o snake_n can_v give_v a_o good_a reason_n why_o w._n p._n have_v not_o as_o much_o liberty_n as_o himself_o to_o expound_v 1_o cor._n 15.35_o and_o that_o w._n p_n interpretation_n be_v against_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o 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our_o book_n this_o w._n p._n answer_v in_o a_o piece_n of_o his_o quakerism_n a_o new_a nickname_n for_o old_a christianity_n and_o therein_o show_v how_o gross_o j._n f._n have_v mistake_v our_o principle_n pervert_v our_o word_n in_o his_o quotation_n and_o final_o confirm_v our_o true_a sense_n with_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n in_o reply_n to_o this_o j._n faldo_n publish_v what_o he_o call_v his_o vindication_n to_o which_o w.p._n do_v rejoin_v under_o the_o title_n of_o the_o invalidity_n of_o j._n f_o be_v vindication_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v the_o book_n now_o in_o question_n from_o which_o the_o snake_n do_v suggest_v w._n p._n to_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n for_o utter_v confutation_n of_o which_o i_o entreat_v thy_o patience_n reader_n to_o consider_v what_o i_o shall_v transcribe_v from_o that_o book_n which_o will_v be_v the_o substance_n of_o what_o w._n p._n have_v there_o say_v on_o this_o head_n invalidity_n etc._n etc._n p._n 368._o we_o may_v guess_v how_o well_o he_o prove_v it_o in_o his_o book_n the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o natural_a body_n of_o flesh_n and_o bone_n by_o the_o strength_n he_o have_v employ_v to_o maintain_v it_o in_o his_o second_o but_o let_v all_o sober_a man_n judge_v if_o this_o reply_v be_v pertinent_a to_o this_o part_n of_o my_o answer_n yet_o he_o promise_v he_o will_v answer_v my_o argument_n for_o the_o scripture_n be_v clear_a that_o corruption_n shall_v not_o inherit_v incorruption_n neither_o can_v flesh_n and_o blood_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 15.50_o thus_o annot._n cert_n divin_n anno_fw-la 1645._o upon_o the_o place_n and_o if_o he_o will_v know_v the_o true_a resurrection_n let_v he_o learn_v to_o understand_v this_o weighty_a passage_n for_o we_o know_v that_o if_o our_o earthly_a house_n of_o this_o tabernacle_n be_v dissolve_v we_o have_v a_o building_n of_o god_n a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n 2_o cor._n 5.1_o and_o i_o 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