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	see_v	51	3	3.5351	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64364	Of idolatry a discourse, in which is endeavoured a declaration of, its distinction from superstition, its notion, cause, commencement, and progress, its practice charged on Gentiles, Jews, Mahometans, Gnosticks, Manichees Arians, Socinians, Romanists : as also, of the means which God hath vouchsafed towards the cure of it by the Shechinah of His Son / by Tho. Tenison ...	Tenison, Thomas, 1636-1715.	1678 (1678)	Wing T704; ESTC R8	332,600	446

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and_o be_v imitate_v also_o by_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n st._n stephen_n in_o his_o epitome_n of_o their_o history_n and_o particular_o in_o that_o part_n of_o it_o wherein_o he_o remember_v their_o idolatry_n with_o the_o calf_n can_v as_o easy_o have_v upbraid_v they_o with_o the_o false_a deity_n apis_n as_o he_o do_v with_o those_o 43._o of_o moloch_n and_o remphan_n the_o learned_a mr._n selden_n who_o refer_v the_o golden_a calf_n to_o the_o egyptian_a pattern_n do_v two_o way_n endeavour_v to_o obviate_v this_o objection_n against_o the_o antiquity_n of_o apis_n 150._o first_o he_o contend_v that_o this_o worship_n of_o apis_n or_o osiris_n be_v sufficient_o ancient_a because_o it_o terminate_v in_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v repute_v a_o divine_a power_n at_o the_o very_a birth_n of_o idolatry_n now_o this_o reason_n if_o it_o prove_v any_o thing_n it_o prove_v too_o much_o much_o more_o than_o mr._n selden_n himself_o will_v own_v as_o truth_n for_o from_o 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