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
A44137	A discourse of the knowledge of God, and of our selves I. by the light of nature, II. by the sacred Scriptures / written by Sir Matthew Hale, Knight ... for his private meditation and exercise ; to which are added, A brief abstract of the Christian religion, and, Considerations seasonable at all times, for the cleansing of the heart and life, by the same author.	Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.	1688 (1688)	Wing H240; ESTC R4988	321,717	542

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carry_v 2._o a_o high_a and_o different_a law_n give_v by_o the_o first_o cause_n in_o order_n to_o that_o end_n which_o while_o he_o follow_v he_o be_v most_o wise_a because_o most_o conformable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o his_o maker_n and_o move_v to_o a_o suitable_a end_n to_o himself_o by_o a_o suitable_a mean_n and_o which_o when_o he_o decline_v he_o be_v more_o brutish_a than_o the_o beast_n because_o he_o either_o move_v to_o no_o end_n or_o by_o such_o a_o rule_n by_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v attain_v it_o the_o conclusion_n than_o be_v that_o man_n be_v by_o the_o first_o cause_n make_v for_o a_o end_v answerable_a to_o his_o own_o perfection_n by_o such_o a_o rule_n or_o law_n as_o be_v by_o the_o first_o cause_n ordain_v to_o be_v conducible_a to_o this_o end_n that_o therefore_o all_o other_o end_v and_o perfection_n that_o be_v below_o the_o uttermost_a height_n and_o perfection_n of_o man_n may_v consist_v with_o this_o end_n for_o we_o be_v not_o to_o 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this_o great_a end._n we_o be_v therefore_o to_o inquire_v into_o these_o three_o thing_n 1._o wherein_o consist_v the_o eminence_n of_o the_o be_v of_o man_n above_o other_o creature_n for_o without_o this_o we_o can_v know_v that_o perfection_n which_o must_v be_v the_o object_n of_o his_o desire_n 2._o what_o be_v this_o perfection_n that_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v desire_v and_o attain_v 3._o by_o what_o mean_n and_o how_o it_o be_v attainable_a chap._n iii_o of_o man_n his_o excellence_n above_o other_o creature_n the_o goodness_n of_o the_o wise_a creator_n be_v communicate_v to_o his_o effect_n 1._o in_o give_v they_o a_o be_v 2._o in_o assign_v to_o every_o thing_n a_o portion_n of_o perfection_n in_o themselves_o answerable_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o their_o be_v 3._o a_o motion_n or_o desire_n to_o the_o attain_n and_o conserve_n that_o perfection_n and_o consequent_o of_o their_o be_v which_o be_v the_o vessel_n wherein_o that_o