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	sin_v	world_n	4,494	5	5.2227	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56905	Synodicon in Gallia reformata, or, The acts, decisions, decrees, and canons of those famous national councils of the reformed churches in France being I. a most faithful and impartial history of the rise, growth, perfection and decay of the reformation in that kingdom, with its fatal catastrophe upon the revocation of the Edict of Nants in the year 1685 : II. the confession of faith and discipline of those churches : III. a collection of speeches, letters, sacred politicks, cases of conscience, and controversies in divinity, determined and resolved by those grave assemblies : IV. many excellent expedients for preventing and healing schisms in the churches and for re-uniting the dismembred body of divided Protestants : V. the laws, government, and maintenance of their colleges, universities and ministers, together with their exercise of discipline upon delinquent ministers and church-members : VI. a record of very many illustrious events of divine providence relating to those churches : the whole collected and composed out of original manuscript acts of those renowned synods : a work never be extant in any language.	Quick, John, 1636-1706.; Eglises réformées de France.	1692 (1692)	Wing Q209; ESTC R10251	1,424,843	1,304

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make_v in_o this_o ensue_a order_n quest_n 5._o do_v not_o you_o believe_v that_o this_o great_a god_n who_o have_v create_v heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v one_o in_o essence_n though_o distinguish_v into_o three_o person_n equal_a and_o coeternal_a the_o father_n the_o son_n beget_v of_o the_o father_n from_o all_o eternity_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n proceed_v everlasting_a from_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n answ_n yes_o quest_n 6._o do_v not_o you_o believe_v that_o this_o great_a god_n who_o never_o leave_v himself_o without_o witness_n have_v manifest_v himself_o unto_o man_n not_o only_o by_o his_o work_n which_o ever_o since_o their_o first_o production_n do_v incessant_o declare_v his_o praise_n and_o glory_n but_o also_o by_o the_o revelation_n of_o his_o counsel_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o mankind_n contain_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n call_v the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n answ_n yes_o quest_n 7._o do_v not_o you_o believe_v that_o all_o those_o holy_a 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