Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	abide_v	able_a	look_v	20	3	4.7113	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06346	A treatie of the churche conteining a true discourse, to knowe the true church by, and to discerne it from the Romish church, and all other false assemblies, or counterfet congregations / vvritten by M. Bertrande de Loque ... ; and faithfully translated out of French into English, by T.VV.	Loque, Bertrand de.; T. W.	1581 (1581)	STC 16812; ESTC S123131	175,246	422

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unto_o the_o last_o day_n 34.20_o psal_n 34.20_o he_o will_v keep_v the_o remembrance_n of_o we_o for_o ever_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v any_o manner_n of_o way_n fade_v away_o or_o darken_v he_o will_v keep_v our_o body_n to_o the_o very_a bone_n thereof_o 19.25_o job._n 19.25_o against_o the_o day_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o all_o flesh_n and_o will_v at_o the_o last_o crown_v we_o with_o eternal_a life_n which_o he_o himself_o have_v purchase_v for_o we_o by_o his_o own_o blood_n o_o death_n then_o 15.55_o 1._o cor._n 15.55_o where_o be_v thy_o sting_n o_o grave_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n certain_o we_o have_v very_o much_o wherewith_o to_o comfort_v ourselves_o by_o the_o consideration_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o when_o we_o hear_v that_o jesus_n christ_n say_v unto_o we_o 9.23_o luke_n 9.23_o if_o any_o man_n will_v come_v after_o i_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o and_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n daily_o and_o follow_v i_o we_o ought_v to_o learn_v how_o and_o after_o what_o sort_n it_o behove_v we_o to_o bear_v affliction_n for_o first_o by_o these_o word_n let_v he_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n jesus_n christ_n mean_v that_o we_o shall_v willing_o bow_v down_o our_o shoulder_n under_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o shall_v subject_v ourselves_o with_o a_o free_a heart_n and_o courage_n to_o bear_v the_o same_o yea_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v if_o in_o this_o respect_n and_o behalf_n we_o can_v yield_v and_o perform_v any_o service_n to_o god_n 3._o acts._n 5.41_o rom._n 5._o 3._o according_a to_o the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o doctrine_n which_o they_o teach_v second_o when_o he_o add_v daily_o he_o declare_v that_o we_o be_v never_o at_o the_o end_n of_o our_o strive_n until_o we_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o world_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v our_o continual_a exercise_n that_o when_o we_o shall_v have_v endure_v and_o suffer_v sundry_a persecution_n we_o shall_v prepare_v and_o dispose_v 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out_o his_o labour_n his_o peril_n his_o prisoning_n his_o beat_n his_o shipwrack_n and_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o other_o affliction_n notwithstanding_o he_o say_v yet_o that_o he_o be_v altogether_o ready_a to_o suffer_v not_o only_o to_o be_v bind_v and_o put_v in_o prison_n but_o also_o willing_o 24._o act_n 20.23_o 24._o and_o without_o any_o grief_n to_o die_v for_o christ_n cause_n o_o how_o great_a be_v this_o honour_n to_o give_v up_o our_o life_n for_o the_o name_n of_o god_n they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o wage_n or_o soldiership_n of_o some_o eathly_a prince_n make_v no_o great_a difficulty_n to_o forsake_v their_o own_o parent_n and_o their_o good_n that_o they_o may_v go_v to_o his_o service_n yea_o it_o trouble_v they_o not_o much_o to_o hazard_v and_o give_v up_o their_o own_o life_n to_o maintain_v his_o quarrel_n and_o cause_n which_o very_o often_o be_v unjust_a &_o wicked_a and_o shall_v we_o which_o have_v such_o a_o prince_n as_o jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n 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