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	time_n	zion_n	25	3	9.3113	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22838	A heavenly treasure of confortable meditations and prayers written by S. Augustin, Bishop of Hyppon in three seuerall treatises of his meditations, soliloquies, and manual. Faithfully translated into English by the R. F. Antony Batt monke, of the holy order of S Bennet of the Congregation of England; De meditatione. English.	Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Batt, Antonie.	1624 (1624)	STC 934; ESTC S101507	162,145	412

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whilst_o the_o foot_n of_o my_o affection_n stand_v at_o the_o entrance_n of_o thy_o gate_n o_o holy_a and_o comely_a zion_n not_o be_v yet_o admit_v to_o behold_v thy_o inner_a part_n wide_o open_a but_o i_o hope_v one_o day_n to_o be_v bring_v unto_o thou_o on_o the_o shoulder_n of_o my_o shepherd_n who_o have_v build_v thou_o that_o i_o may_v dance_v with_o thou_o through_o that_o unspeakable_a pleasure_n wherewith_o they_o rejoice_v who_o be_v with_o thou_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o our_o saviour_n who_o in_o his_o flesh_n through_o the_o effusion_n of_o his_o blood_n have_v make_v peace_n and_o pacify_v all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n for_o he_o be_v our_o peace_n vint_v both_o in_o one_o who_o join_v together_o two_o opposite_a wall_n have_v promise_v to_o bestow_v upon_o we_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o measure_n the_o fullnes_n of_o thy_o felicity_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o fruition_n of_o himself_o for_o all_o eternity_n say_v they_o 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