Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	abimelech_n	abraham_n	servant_n	59	3	6.9707	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69597	Jacob Behmen's theosophick philosophy unfolded in divers considerations and demonstrations, shewing the verity and utility of the several doctrines or propositions contained in the writings of that divinely instructed author : also, the principal treatises of the said author abridged, and answers given to the remainder of the 177 theosophick questions, propounded by the said Jacob Behmen, which were left unanswered by him at the time of his death : as a help towards the better understanding the Old and New Testament : also what man is with respect to time and eternity, being an open gate to the great mysteries / by Edward Taylor ; with a short account of the life of Jacob Behmen.; Selections. English. 1691	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Taylor, Edward, fl. 1691.	1691 (1691)	Wing B3421; ESTC R21858	539,912	460

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and_o return_v when_o adam_n sin_v the_o law_n fetch_v he_o back_o into_o the_o city_n viz._n the_o earth_n out_o of_o which_o the_o body_n proceed_v there_o do_v righteousness_n search_v all_o the_o natural_a property_n begin_v at_o the_o first_o form_n of_o nature_n but_o the_o cup_n of_o joseph_n viz._n of_o christ_n be_v find_v only_o in_o benjamin_n viz._n in_o the_o young_a brother_n sack_n viz._n the_o young_a the_o word_n of_o the_o inspoken_a or_o inspire_a grace_n 7._o and_o judah_n go_v with_o his_o brethren_n and_o they_o fall_v down_o before_o joseph_n etc._n etc._n 17._o the_o law_n have_v bring_v man_n back_o can_v answer_v but_o yield_v but_o god_n will_v not_o have_v future_a israel_n to_o be_v his_o servant_n the_o first_o form_n viz._n in_o outward_a worship_n only_o but_o benjamin_n the_o inward_a heavenly_a world_n substance_n 8._o judah_n who_o be_v surety_n for_o benjamin_n his_o plead_v so_o hard_o that_o he_o dare_v not_o go_v home_o without_o he_o lest_o he_o bring_v his_o father_n grey_a hair_n etc._n etc._n show_n that_o if_o the_o adamical_a man_n shall_v go_v into_o paradise_n without_o christ_n life_n and_o substance_n the_o life_n nature_n will_v not_o be_v manifest_a viz._n will_v not_o live_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n chap._n lxxii_o how_o joseph_n manifest_v himself_o before_o his_o brethren_n 1._o because_o the_o law_n can_v not_o bring_v man_n back_o into_o paradise_n the_o great_a joseph_n of_o 3._o mere_a compassion_n see_v man_n misery_n can_v no_o long_o withhold_v but_o cry_v let_v every_o one_o go_v forth_o viz._n when_o jesus_n will_v manifest_v his_o high_a mercy_n the_o law_n ceremony_n and_o man_n ability_n and_o will_n must_v depart_v 2._o then_o joseph_n weep_v aloud_o so_o that_o the_o egyptian_n pharaoh_n people_n hear_v he_o viz._n the_o weep_v and_o compassion_n of_o jesus_n sound_v to_o the_o heathen_a and_o nation_n and_o he_o say_v i_o be_o joseph_n your_o brother_n do_v my_o father_n yet_o live_v viz._n i_o be_o jesus_n in_o thou_o be_v the_o father_n nature_n viz._n a_o breath_n of_o the_o divine_a life_n yet_o in_o the_o soul_n and_o they_o can_v not_o answer_v he_o nor_o can_v the_o soul_n for_o the_o soul_n be_v own_o will_n be_v terrify_v to_o death_n there_o be_v a_o gnaw_a guilt_n make_v he_o dumb._n 3._o then_o say_v joseph_n come_v near_o be_v not_o careful_a nor_o think_v that_o i_o be_o angry_a that_o you_o sell_v i_o for_o god_n send_v i_o to_o preserve_v you_o alive_a viz._n i_o be_o no_o more_o angry_a that_o i_o have_v be_v sell_v into_o thy_o death_n for_o it_o be_v that_o i_o may_v nourish_v thou_o 4._o there_o will_v yet_o be_v five_o year_n of_o famine_n viz._n the_o divine_a hunger_n will_v yet_o remain_v in_o thy_o five_o sense_n 5._o make_v