Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	age_n	life_n	old_a	5,148	5	5.6715	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03419	A Christian caueat for al estates. Or A sermon, preached by that religious seruant of God, Master George Hockin, Bachelor of Diuinitie, Fellow of Excester Colledge, and preacher to the towne of Totnes in Deuon	Hockin, George, b. 1569 or 70.; I. C., fl. 1622.	1622 (1622)	STC 13542; ESTC S116598	26,164	49

there_o be_v nothing_o under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n except_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o change_v and_o corruption_n man_n can_v always_o continue_v in_o one_o state_n but_o man_n grow_v old_a it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o wax_v old_a in_o sin_n for_o the_o sinner_n that_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a shall_v be_v accurse_v esa_n 65.20_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v well_o to_o the_o wicked_a eccl._n 8.13_o old_a age_n have_v sufficient_a deformity_n of_o itself_o therefore_o they_o shall_v not_o add_v such_o as_o proceed_v from_o vice_n as_o the_o labour_n of_o old_a man_n diminish_v so_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o soul_n shall_v increase_v see_v no_o man_n know_v what_o shall_v be_v let_v man_n use_v 2_o use_v well_o the_o present_a time_n whether_o it_o be_v youth_n or_o age_n if_o thou_o be_v religious_a in_o thy_o youth_n old_a age_n will_v be_v welcome_a to_o thou_o and_o the_o day_n will_v not_o be_v evil_a the_o trouble_n &_o weakness_n will_v seem_v as_o nothing_o which_o accompany_v old_a age_n thou_o will_v be_v willing_a to_o die_v for_o death_n will_v not_o carry_v thou_o to_o prison_n but_o to_o the_o saint_n feast_n revel_v 19.9_o to_o the_o participation_n and_o fellowship_n with_o christ_n in_o his_o heavenly_a joy_n and_o bliss_n when_o the_o church_n his_o spouse_n shall_v be_v full_o bless_v death_n will_v come_v to_o carry_v old_a religious_a man_n to_o paradise_n a_o place_n full_a of_o pleasure_n as_o a_o man_n ride_v take_v up_o one_o behind_o he_o and_o carry_v he_o to_o this_o or_o that_o banquet_n so_o death_n take_v up_o the_o religious_a old_a man_n behind_o he_o upon_o the_o pale_a horse_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o heaven_n revel_v 6.8_o work_v therefore_o while_o it_o be_v day_n the_o night_n come_v when_o no_o man_n can_v work_v joh._n 9_o 4._o all_o that_o thy_o hand_n shall_v find_v to_o do_v do_v it_o with_o all_o thy_o power_n for_o there_o be_v neither_o work_n nor_o invention_n nor_o knowledge_n 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