Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	body_n	day_n	life_n	7,969	5	4.4414	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14530	An introduction to vvysedome, made by Ludouicus Viues, and translated in to Englyshe by Rycharde Morysine; Ad sapientiam introductio. English	Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540.; Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536. Aliquot sententiae insignes. English. Selections.; Morison, Richard, Sir, d. 1556.; Taverner, Richard, 1505?-1575.; Berthelet, Thomas.	1544 (1544)	STC 24848; ESTC S119289	45,201	146

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war_n ageyn_v we_o that_o we_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n craft_n ne_o power_n match_v he_o let_v we_o cast_v away_o all_o affiance_n of_o out_o own_o nature_n and_o power_n flee_v unto_o god_n for_o succour_n for_o this_o cause_n our_o lord_n oft_o command_v his_o disciple_n to_o pray_v &_o desire_v their_o holy_a father_n with_o pure_a heart_n and_o mind_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v lead_v into_o temptation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v into_o fight_n into_o hand_n gripe_v with_o their_o adversary_n and_o in_o the_o prayer_n that_o he_o teach_v we_o this_o be_v the_o last_o point_n which_o knyt_v up_o all_o together_o ne_o nos_fw-la inducas_fw-la in_o tentationem_fw-la lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n but_o deliver_v we_o from_o our_o adversary_n