Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	apostle_n	die_v	sin_n	7,938	5	5.1502	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46315	Abraham's death, the manner, time, and consequent of it opened and applied in a funeral sermon preached upon the death of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Case ... June 14th, 1682 : with a narrative of his life and death / by Thomas Jacomb ...	Jacombe, Thomas, 1622-1687.	1682 (1682)	Wing J111; ESTC R11297	37,227	59

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it_o in_o scripture-record_n all_o the_o exemption_n from_o death_n that_o the_o best_a can_v claim_v or_o hope_n for_o be_v to_o be_v exempt_v from_o eternal_a but_o not_o from_o natural_a death_n grace_n do_v free_a believer_n from_o the_o former_a whosoever_o live_v and_o believe_v in_o i_o shall_v never_o die_v joh._n 11.26_o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o if_o a_o man_n keep_v my_o say_n he_o shall_v never_o see_v death_n joh._n 8.51_o blessed_n and_o holy_a be_v he_o that_o have_v part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n on_o such_o the_o second_o death_n have_v no_o power_n rev._n 20.6_o but_o it_o do_v not_o free_a from_o the_o latter_a it_o may_v indeed_o and_o do_v as_o to_o this_o death_n exempt_v from_o the_o curse_n and_o sting_n of_o it_o o_o death_n 15.55_o 1_o cor._n 15.55_o where_o be_v thy_o sting_n but_o not_o from_o the_o stroke_n of_o it_o not_o from_o the_o thing_n itself_o natural_o consider_v as_o it_o consist_v in_o the_o dissolve_v of_o the_o union_n 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what_o disparagement_n can_v it_o be_v to_o he_o at_o such_o a_o age_n to_o lie_v under_o bodily_a faint_v so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v not_o weak_a in_o faith_n but_o strong_a in_o faith_n give_v glory_n to_o god_n rom._n 4.19_o 20._o mere_a natural_a weakness_n can_v not_o at_o all_o reflect_v upon_o he_o or_o be_v unbecoming_a to_o he_o the_o samaritan_n version_n render_v it_o by_o expiravit_fw-la he_o expire_v breathe_v out_o his_o last_o breath_n or_o his_o soul_n and_o spirit_n his_o breath_n and_o soul_n go_v out_o of_o he_o so_o he_o die_v this_o reddition_n be_v most_o general_o follow_v by_o expositor_n the_o give_v up_o of_o the_o ghost_n be_v the_o usual_a expression_n to_o set_v forth_o death_n by_o so_o it_o be_v use_v as_o to_o isaac_n gen._n 35.29_o as_o to_o jacob_n gen._n 49.33_o as_o to_o our_o saviour_n joh._n 19.30_o &_o passim_fw-la we_o will_v consider_v it_o as_o it_o be_v expressive_a not_o only_o of_o abraham_n simple_a die_v but_o also_o of_o some_o adjunct_n 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