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	life_n	son_n	5,138	5	5.5800	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36292	Biathanatos a declaration of that paradoxe or thesis, that selfe-homicide is not so naturally sinne, that it may never be otherwise : wherein the nature and the extent of all those lawes, which seeme to be violated by this act, are diligently surveyed / written by Iohn Donne ...	Donne, John, 1572-1631.; Donne, John, 1604-1662.	1644 (1644)	Wing D1858; ESTC R13744	139,147	240

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act_n from_o 6._o mallonius_fw-la that_o as_o christ_n die_v when_o he_o will_v so_o do_v saul_n think_v it_o dishonourable_a to_o die_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o and_o god_n enemy_n that_o argument_n which_o burgensis_n to_o bring_v to_o the_o contrary_a suffer_v more_o force_n and_o violence_n in_o be_v bring_v in_o than_o it_o give_v strength_n to_o his_o opinion_n it_o be_v that_o if_o the_o fact_n be_v justifiable_a in_o saul_n it_o have_v be_v so_o too_o in_o the_o amalekite_n if_o his_o profession_n to_o david_n be_v true_a that_o he_o have_v kill_v saul_n and_o consequent_o david_n unjust_a in_o that_o execution_n but_o beside_o that_o that_o amalekite_n have_v no_o conscience_n nor_o inward_a knowledge_n of_o saul_n just_a reason_n nor_o other_o warrant_n but_o his_o commandment_n which_o may_v and_o be_v to_o he_o likely_a to_o proceed_v from_o saul_n infirmity_n it_o may_v well_o appear_v to_o david_n by_o his_o come_n to_o tell_v he_o the_o news_n that_o he_o have_v 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transport_v with_o passion_n because_o he_o bury_v set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n and_o he_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o father_n grave_n when_o absalou_n slay_v by_o another_o hand_n be_v cast_v into_o a_o pit_n but_o if_o it_o be_v upon_o a_o mere_a dispute_n of_o his_o own_o disgrace_n or_o fear_v of_o ill_a success_n or_o upon_o any_o self_n respect_n without_o propose_v god_n glory_n and_o he_o repent_v not_o he_o perish_v sect_n vii_o of_o judas_n the_o most_o sinful_a instrument_n of_o the_o 18._o most_o merciful_a work_n the_o common_a though_o not_o general_a opinion_n be_v that_o he_o kill_v himself_o but_o whether_o by_o hang_v or_o no_o be_v more_o controvert_v for_o from_o the_o word_n in_o the_o 18._o act_n that_o he_o throw_v himself_o down_o headlong_o and_o burst_v asunder_o and_o his_o bowel_n gush_v out_o matt._n euthymius_n think_v that_o he_o be_v rescue_v whilst_o he_o hang_v and_o carry_v away_o and_o that_o after_o that_o he_o kill_v himself_o by_o throw_v 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