Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	abel_n	abraham_n	begin_v	18	3	5.8082	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62735	Primordia, or, The rise and growth of the first church of God described by Tho. Tanner ... ; to which are added two letters of Mr. Rvdyerd's, in answer to two questions propounded by the author, one about the multiplying of mankind until the flood ; the other concerning the multiplying of the children of Israel in Egypt.	Tanner, Thomas, 1630-1682.; Rudyerd, James, b. 1575 or 6.	1683 (1683)	Wing T145; ESTC R14957	173,444	408

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ground_n for_o thy_o sake_n and_o this_o do_v cain_n also_o obtain_v for_o his_o inheritance_n as_o a_o double_a portion_n by_o his_o own_o choice_n for_o whereas_o abel_n be_v a_o keeper_n of_o the_o sheep_n cain_n be_v a_o tiller_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o competition_n likewise_o betwixt_o the_o two_o seed_n it_o be_v say_v further_o it_o shall_v bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n but_o the_o serpent_n seed_n shall_v bruise_v the_o other_o heel_n now_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n if_o that_o be_v abel_n be_v so_o far_o from_o beginning_n at_o all_o with_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n so_o much_o as_o to_o tread_v upon_o its_o tail_n much_o less_o to_o bruise_v his_o head_n that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o bruise_v in_o the_o heel_n by_o a_o small_a hurt_n from_o the_o serpent_n but_o in_o the_o head_n itself_o by_o the_o death_n of_o abel_n quite_o contrary_a to_o what_o may_v be_v expect_v but_o the_o answer_n be_v though_o cain_n knock_v his_o brother_n in_o the_o head_n yet_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n do_v but_o bruise_v the_o heel_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o woman_n seed_n in_o the_o person_n of_o abel_n who_o be_v the_o first_o type_n of_o christ_n qui_fw-la patiendo_fw-la vicit_fw-la who_o overcome_v and_o so_o break_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n by_o his_o suffering_n for_o daemona_fw-la non_fw-la armis_fw-la sed_fw-la morte_fw-la subegit_fw-la jesus_n wherefore_o as_o christ_n arise_v from_o the_o dead_a the_o three_o day_n and_o then_o triumph_v glorious_o over_o principality_n and_o power_n so_o do_v abel_n rise_v again_o to_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o person_n of_o his_o brother_n seth_n 4.25_o for_o god_n say_v eve_n have_v appoint_v i_o another_o seed_n instead_o of_o abel_n who_o cain_n slay_v by_o