Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	angel_n	live_a	zion_n	19	3	8.5230	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18615	The Best choyce a funerall sermon / published at the desire of some of the friends of the dead.		1607 (1607)	STC 5141.7; ESTC S288	17,327	59

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to_o be_v and_o death_n be_v no_o destruction_n of_o man_n but_o the_o lose_n of_o the_o spirit_n out_o of_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o a_o dissolve_v of_o man_n into_o his_o part_n as_o the_o apostle_n here_o speak_v desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v wherein_o it_o behove_v no_o man_n to_o be_v a_o agent_n to_o loose_v himself_o as_o they_o which_o lie_v violent_a hand_n upon_o themselves_o but_o we_o must_v all_o be_v patient_n and_o wait_v upon_o god_n till_o he_o that_o tie_v the_o knot_n of_o life_n in_o thou_o untie_v the_o same_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v with_o christ_n desire_v not_o to_o lose_v himself_o but_o to_o be_v loose_v desire_v to_o be_v loose_v the_o apostle_n in_o these_o word_n