Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	adam_n	moses_n	sin_n	6,757	5	6.1647	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57377	Clavis Bibliorum The key of the Bible, unlocking the richest treasury of the Holy Scriptures : whereby the 1 order, 2 names, 3 times, 4 penmen, 5 occasion, 6 scope, and 7 principall parts, containing the subject-matter of every book of Old and New Testament, are familiarly and briefly opened : for the help of the weakest capacity in the understanding of the whole Bible / by Francis Roberts ...	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1648 (1648)	Wing R1583; ESTC R20707	139,238	403

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that_o jude_n write_v after_o both_o paul_n and_o peter_n in_o who_o epistle_n these_o prediction_n be_v extant_a 1_o tim._n 4.1_o etc._n etc._n 2_o tim._n 3.1_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o etc._n etc._n 4._o final_o though_o judas_n here_o call_v not_o himself_o a_o apostle_n that_o argue_v not_o therefore_o he_o be_v not_o a_o apostle_n james_n in_o his_o epistle_n john_n in_o his_o three_o epistle_n paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n and_o in_o both_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o thessalonian_n superscribe_v not_o themselves_o apostle_n be_v they_o therefore_o no_o apostle_n but_o judas_n here_o style_v himself_o the_o brother_n of_o james_n and_o that_o be_v full_a as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v style_v himself_o a_o apostle_n for_o the_o text_n be_v express_v that_o judas_n the_o brother_n of_o james_n be_v one_o of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n see_v luk._n 6.16_o act._n 1.13_o obj._n 4._o but_o jude_n the_o apostle_n teach_v in_o persia_n and_o therefore_o have_v he_o 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the_o truth_n against_o all_o their_o damnable_a error_n and_o heresy_n and_o for_o purity_n and_o holiness_n of_o life_n against_o all_o their_o impure_a lustful_a licentious_a and_o ungodly_a practice_n jude_n 3_o 4_o 8_o 10_o 20_o 21._o principal_a part_n to_o this_o end_n be_v i._o inscription_n of_o the_o whole_a epistle_n express_v 1._o penman_n who_o write_v this_o epistle_n 2._o party_n to_o who_o it_o be_v write_v 3._o the_o salutation_n of_o they_o ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o ii_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o epistle_n wherein_o be_v lay_v down_o 1._o the_o main_a proposition_n or_o exhortation_n to_o contend_v earnest_o for_o the_o faith_n once_o deliver_v to_o the_o saint_n ver_fw-la 3._o there_o be_v so_o many_o lascivious_a heretical_a man_n creep_v in_o among_o they_o ver_fw-la 4._o 2._o argument_n enforce_v this_o exhortation_n upon_o they_o against_o these_o lascivious_a heretic_n demonstrate_v the_o damnablenesse_n and_o destructivenesse_n of_o their_o way_n 1._o by_o 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in_o general_a with_o woe_n ver_fw-la 11_o in_o particular_a with_o eternal_a destruction_n ver_fw-la 13._o 2._o by_o testimony_n 1._o of_o enoch_n ver_fw-la 14.15_o to_o which_o he_o add_v further_a description_n of_o their_o viciousnesse_n ver_fw-la 16._o 2._o of_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o v_o 17_o 18._o where_o he_o further_o describe_v these_o heretic_n by_o their_o separation_n from_o church_n assembly_n by_o their_o want_n of_o god_n spirit_n v_o 9_o 3._o hortatory_n direction_n by_o way_n of_o remedy_n for_o 1._o mutual_a edification_n 2._o prayer_n v_o 20._o 3._o love_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 21._o 4._o different_a course_n to_o be_v take_v by_o they_o in_o recover_v several_a person_n from_o seducement_n v_o 22_o 23._o 5._o zeal_n against_o all_o impurity_n v_o 23_o iii_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a epistle_n with_o adoxology_n to_o god_n who_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v they_o without_o spot_n and_o blameless_a etc._n etc._n v._n 24_o 25._o iii_o the_o prophetical_a book_n viz._n the_o revelat._n the_o prophetical_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n prophetical_o foretell_v what_o shall_v be_v the_o future_a condition_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o all_o age_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o revelation_n of_o john_n the_o divine_a this_o may_v well_o be_v call_v a_o prophetical_a book_n for_o 1_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o divers_a time_n style_v it_o a_o prophecy_n rev._n 1.3_o and_o 7.10_o 18.19_o 2_o and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o book_n be_v chief_o prophetical_a as_o the_o series_n of_o the_o book_n imply_v and_o also_o some_o passage_n plain_o testify_v that_o it_o treat_v of_o thing_n which_o must_v short_o come_v to_o pass_v rev._n 1.1_o and_o thing_n which_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o rev._n 1.19_o title_n this_o book_n in_o greek_a be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n the_o apocalypse_n or_o revelation_n of_o john_n the_o divine_a whereby_o be_v indigitated_a to_o we_o both_o the_o

13._o 2_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o distribution_n by_o lot_n c._n 14._o 3_o the_o party_n among_o who_o the_o land_n be_v divide_v viz._n the_o israelites_n c_o 15._o to_o 20._o 4_o the_o menslayer_n etc._n etc._n c._n 20_o 5_o the_o levite_n c._n 21._o 2._o the_o dismission_n and_o remand_v of_o the_o reubenites_n gadites_n &_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n to_o their_o lot_n on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n c._n 22_o 3._o the_o exhortation_n and_o charge_n of_o joshuah_n to_o the_o people_n before_o his_o death_n c._n 23._o ii_o of_o ioshuah_n death_n and_o the_o thing_n immediate_o antecedent_n and_o consequent_a thereto_o c._n 24._o ii_o israel_n condition_n and_o government_n after_o their_o entrance_n into_o the_o promised_n land_n which_o be_v historical_o describe_v what_o it_o be_v 1._o before_o their_o carry_v away_o into_o babylon_n 2._o during_o the_o captivity_n 3._o after_o the_o captivity_n i._o before_o their_o carry_v away_o into_o babylon_n and_o that_o either_o 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the_o death_n of_o joshuah_n till_o the_o priesthood_n of_o eli._n how_o during_o that_o time_n israel_n ofttimes_o apostatise_v from_o god_n for_o which_o god_n deliver_v they_o into_o their_o enemy_n hand_n but_o upon_o their_o conversion_n to_o he_o he_o save_v they_o by_o judge_n raise_v up_o from_o among_o their_o tribe_n out_o of_o their_o enemy_n hand_n it_o be_v a_o history_n of_o about_o 299_o year_n which_o may_v be_v thus_o compute_v from_o ioshuah_n death_n to_o othniel_n 40_o y._n judg._n 3.11_o from_o othniel_n death_n to_o ehud_n and_o shamgar_n 80_o y._n 3.30_o thence_o to_o deborah_n death_n 40_o y._n 5_o 31._o thence_o to_o gideon_n death-40_a y._n 8_o 28_o thence_o to_o abimilech_n death_n 3_o y._n 9_o 22._o thence_o to_o tholah_n death_n 23_o y._n 10_o 2_o thence_o to_o iair_n death_n 22_o y._n 10_o 3_o thence_o to_o iephte_n death_n 6_o y._n 12_o 7_o thence_o to_o ibzan_n death_n 7_o y._n 12_o 9_o thence_o to_o elon_n death_n 10_o y._n 12_o 11_o thence_o to_o abdon_n death_n 8_o y._n 12_o 14_o thence_o to_o samson_n death-20_a y._n 16_o 31_o scope_n of_o this_o book_n to_o show_v what_o happy_a haleyonian_a day_n god_n church_n enjoy_v under_o pious_a magistrate_n how_o severe_a god_n be_v against_o the_o sin_n especial_o the_o idolatry_n of_o his_o own_o people_n and_o yet_o how_o he_o remember_v mercy_n in_o midst_n of_o severe_a judgement_n principal_a part_n this_o book_n be_v a_o glass_n discover_v israel_n calamity_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o their_o sin_n describe_v their_o sin_n i._o as_o general_n universal_a and_o common_a to_o all_o the_o tribe_n viz._n by_o the_o 1._o kind_n or_o sort_n of_o their_o sin_n 1._o negligence_n in_o drive_v the_o canaanite_n out_o of_o the_o land_n c._n 1._o 2._o perfidiousness_n in_o apostatise_v from_o god_n to_o idol_n c._n 2._o 2._o effect_n or_o fruit_n of_o their_o sin_n viz._n five_o several_a oppression_n by_o their_o enemy_n i._n e._n 1._o syrian_n c._n 3._o 2._o canaanites_n c._n 4._o and_o 5._o 3._o midianite_n where_o of_o gideon_n 1._o call_n c._n 6._o 2._o act_n polemical_a c._n 7._o and_o political_n c._n 8._o 3_o successor_n abimilech_n c._n 9_o 4._o ammonite_n here_o 1._o the_o cause_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o oppression_n israel_n apostasy_n and_o repentance_n c._n 10._o 2._o the_o remedy_n viz._n war_n undertake_v against_o ammonite_n c._n 11._o ephraimites_n c._n 12._o 5._o philistine_n samson_n be_v avenger_n samson_n birth_n c._n 13._o prosperity_n c._n 14._o adversity_n c._n 15._o and_o death_n c._n 16._o be_v at_o large_a delineate_v ii_o as_o special_a viz._n 1._o idolatry_n of_o one_o family_n c._n 17._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n c._n 18._o 2._o lust_n of_o uncleanness_n perpetrate_v c._n 19_o punish_v c._n 20_o 21._o ruth_n two_o the_o particular_a history_n under_o the_o judge_n be_v the_o book_n of_o ruth_n so_o style_v from_o ruth_n the_o moabitesse_n a_o gentile_a moab_n be_v one_o of_o the_o incestuous_a son_n of_o lot_n gen._n 18_o concern_v who_o this_o book_n treat_v especial_o of_o her_o marriage_n with_o boaz_n who_o pedigree_n by_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n be_v bring_v down_o to_o k._n david_n ruth_n 4.18_o to_o the_o end_n ruth_n bear_v to_o boaz_n obed_n the_o grandfather_n of_o david_n of_o who_o according_a to_o the_o flesh_n christ_n come_v matth._n 1.5_o 6._o the_o chald._n paraphra_v think_v that_o ruth_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o eglon_n king_n of_o moab_n but_o that_o be_v not_o prove_v by_o any_o scripture_n nor_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o a_o king_n daughter_n will_v marry_v a_o stranger_n and_o leave_v her_o native_a country_n to_o seek_v bread_n in_o another_o land_n say_v gerh._n augustine_n refer_v the_o time_n of_o this_o history_n to_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o king_n aug._n l._n 2._o the_o doctrine_n christian_n c._n 8._o joseph_n l._n 5._o antiq._n and_o hugo_n cardinalis_fw-la refer_v it_o to_o the_o time_n of_o eli_n the_o priest_n d._n kimchi_n in_o c._n 1._o ruth_n and_o other_o of_o the_o rabbin_n as_o some_o note_n conceive_v that_o boaz_n who_o marry_v ruth_n be_v that_o judge_n which_o be_v call_v ibzan_n judg._n 12.8_o who_o immediate_o succeed_v jephte_v junius_n and_o tremellius_n compare_v this_o history_n of_o ruth_n with_o matth._n 1.5_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o history_n fall_v out_o in_o the_o day_n of_o deborah_n annot_n in_o ruth_n 1.1_o but_o it_o be_v certain_a it_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n ruth_n 1.1_o though_o the_o particular_a time_n perhaps_o can_v so_o punctual_o be_v demonstrate_v penman_n of_o this_o history_n be_v not_o certain_o know_v hebrew_n think_v samu●l_o pen_v it_o alsted_n in_o praecog_n theol._n l._n 2._o c._n 119._o many_o writer_n annex_v this_o book_n of_o ruth_n as_o a_o appendix_n to_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n as_o they_o do_v the_o lamentation_n to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jeremiah_n andr._n rivet_n isag._n ad_fw-la sacr_n script_n c._n 29._o p._n 501._o scope_n of_o this_o book_n to_o 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compile_v in_o six_o book_n viz._n the_o two_o book_n of_o samuel_n the_o two_o book_n of_o king_n and_o the_o two_o book_n of_o chronicle_n which_o history_n set_v forth_o the_o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n three_o way_n viz._n 1._o as_o the_o kingdom_n be_v unite_v of_o which_o the_o two_o book_n of_o samuel_n 2._o as_o the_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v of_o which_o the_o two_o book_n of_o king_n 3._o as_o the_o kingdom_n be_v both_o unite_v and_o divide_v of_o which_o the_o two_o book_n of_o chronicle_n as_o trelcatius_n in_o oeconomiâ_fw-la bibliorum_fw-la well_o observe_v and_o as_o the_o matter_n of_o these_o history_n do_v clear_o evince_v i._o the_o unite_a state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n be_v describe_v what_o it_o be_v both_o under_o the_o

therefore_o be_v probable_a he_o write_v it_o at_o ephesus_n zauch_n prolegom_n in_o 1._o joan._n p._n 6._o john_n live_v after_o the_o other_o apostle_n and_o write_v after_o they_o occasion_n i._o john_n observe_v that_o in_o his_o day_n there_o be_v many_o heretical_a teacher_n seducer_n which_o he_o call_v anti-christs_a and_o by_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n foresee_v that_o afterward_o there_o will_v arise_v many_o more_o epiphanius_n reckon_v up_o these_o before_o and_o in_o john_n day_n viz._n 1._o simonian_o 2._o menandrian_o 3._o saturnilians_n 4._o basilidian_o 5._o nicolaitanes_fw-gr of_o who_o rev._n 2._o 6._o gnostic_n 7._o carpocratian_o from_o carpocrates_n in_o asia_n who_o teach_v man_n must_v sin_v and_o do_v the_o will_n of_o all_o the_o devil_n otherwise_o they_o can_v not_o enter_v into_o heaven_n 8._o cerinthian_o and_o merinthians_n from_o cerinthus_n and_o morinthus_fw-la who_o deny_v christ_n divinity_n say_v he_o be_v not_o before_o mary_n that_o he_o be_v a_o 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