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	flesh_n	spirit_n	5,367	5	5.2461	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33525	A practical discourse of prayer wherein is handled the nature, the duty, the qualifications of prayer, the several sorts of prayer, viz. ejaculatory, publick, private and secret prayer : with the necessity of, and ingagements unto, prayer : together with sundry cases of conscience about it / by Thomas Cobbet.	Cobbet, Thomas, 1608-1685.	1654 (1654)	Wing C4780; ESTC R29965	290,377	588

yet_o a_o little_a sleep_n etc._n etc._n 3_o such_o as_o notwithstanding_o which_o yet_o the_o heart_n be_v quiet_a prov._n 24._o 31_o 33._o it_o break_v quiet_a 3._o when_o leave_v the_o heart_n quiet_a not_o his_o sleep_n it_o mole_v not_o his_o ease_n nor_o be_v he_o so_o much_o as_o willing_a that_o such_o spiritual_a mischief_n and_o evil_n shall_v disquiet_v he_o he_o be_v all_o for_o ease_n and_o will_v not_o have_v that_o disturb_v ver_fw-la 33._o yet_o a_o little_a sleep_n etc._n etc._n such_o a_o one_o case_n be_v sad_a god_n regard_v not_o he_o nor_o any_o thing_n he_o say_v but_o ey_v he_o as_o a_o loathsome_a sluggard_n fit_a for_o ruin_n 4_o such_o as_o overcome_v the_o soul_n and_o by_o degree_n heart_n 4_o when_o overrun_v the_o heart_n eat_v out_o the_o very_a motion_n and_o disposition_n to_o prayer_n or_o any_o other_o good_a work_n ibid._n compare_v with_o prov._n 21._o 25._o such_o a_o sluggard_n have_v his_o desire_n but_o even_o his_o desire_n too_o be_v overcome_v with_o such_o distemper_n the_o desire_n of_o the_o sluggard_n kill_v he_o for_o his_o hand_n refuse_v to_o labour_v 2_o there_o be_v some_o other_o distraction_n in_o prayer_n which_o may_v stand_v with_o hopeful_a prayer_n other_o not_o bindring_a answer_n of_o prayer_n success_n of_o the_o prayer_n annoy_v by_o they_o as_o 1._o such_o distraction_n in_o prayer_n which_o be_v resist_v 1._o if_o resist_v strong_o resist_v pray_v against_o and_o bewail_v albeit_o sometime_o by_o their_o violence_n they_o captivate_v we_o so_o that_o as_o he_o say_v the_o good_a we_o will_v do_v we_o can_v because_o of_o that_o present_a evil_n rom._n 7._o 21._o and_o this_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o our_o member_n rebell_v against_o the_o law_n of_o our_o mind_n be_v quite_o cross_a to_o the_o bent_n of_o our_o spirit_n as_o spiritual_a ver_fw-la 23._o whence_o with_o paul_n as_o verse_n 24._o we_o be_v ready_a to_o cry_v out_o wretched_a man_n that_o we_o be_v who_o shall_v deliver_v 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