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	sin_n	word_n	4,593	5	4.4164	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87543	The liberty of prayer asserted, and garded [sic] from licentiousness by a minister of the Church of England.	Jenks, Benjamin, 1646-1724.	1696 (1696)	Wing J619A; ESTC R43659	107,332	222

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and_o because_o he_o find_v none_o and_o then_o the_o case_n be_v sad_a indeed_o when_o we_o be_v leave_v to_o complain_v as_o isai_n 64.11_o there_o be_v none_o that_o call_v upon_o thy_o name_n that_o stir_v up_o himself_o to_o take_v hold_n of_o thou_o therefore_o he_o pour_v out_o his_o indignation_n and_o consume_v they_o v._o 31._o by_o which_o it_o appear_v both_o how_o acceptable_a such_o intercession_n be_v to_o god_n he_o seek_v for_o the_o intercessor_n and_o do_v not_o blame_v a_o poor_a creature_n for_o take_v so_o much_o upon_o he_o and_o also_o how_o availahle_n be_v the_o righteous_a man_n prayer_n not_o only_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o all_o his_o neighbour_n far_o and_o wide_a elias_n the_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n of_o israel_n with_o the_o open_v of_o his_o mouth_n can_v shut_v and_o open_a heaven_n jam._n 5.17_o 18._o and_o upon_o the_o earnest_a entreaty_n of_o moses_n in_o behalf_n of_o a_o provoke_a people_n it_o be_v say_v exod._n 32.14_o the_o lord_n 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