Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	believe_v	die_v	life_n	6,038	5	4.8496	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62214	The second Spira being an example of an atheist who had apostatized from the Christian religion, and dyed in despair at Westminster, Decemb. 8, 1692 : with an account of his sickness, convictons, discourses with friends and ministers, and of his dreadful expressions and blasphemies when he left the world : as also a letter from an atheist of his acquaintance, with his answer to it / publish'd for an example to others, and recommended to all young persons to settle them in their religion by J.S.	Sault, Richard, d. 1702.; J. S. (J. Sanders); J. S., Minister of the Church of England.	1693 (1693)	Wing S733; ESTC R1947	20,486	71

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