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	great_a	life_n	7,136	5	4.2263	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59578	Separation convicted of profanation, oppression, persecution, [brace] rebellion, self-destruction, and antichristianism being a further evidence of the mischief of separation, as asserted by the most learned and pious Dr. Edw. Stillingfleet, Dean of St. Pauls / by Lewes Sharpe, rector of Moreton-Hampstead in Devon.	Sharpe, Lewes.	1681 (1681)	Wing S3006A; ESTC R37382	32,652	45

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church_n of_o a_o saint_n man_n be_v by_o the_o very_a constitution_n of_o his_o nature_n a_o sociable_a creature_n we_o can_v conceive_v he_o relate_v to_o any_o society_n but_o we_o must_v conceive_v he_o bind_v to_o preserve_v it_o and_o to_o be_v a_o guardian_n to_o it_o to_o protect_v and_o preserve_v it_o in_o all_o those_o law_n and_o order_n right_n and_o privilege_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o its_o be_v security_n and_o welfare_n and_o be_v not_o he_o a_o oppressor_n which_o overthrow_v or_o weaken_v that_o society_n which_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o maintain_v and_o support_v sect._n 21._o second_o separation_n be_v a_o oppression_n to_o a_o church_n in_o respect_n of_o its_o beauty_n and_o loveliness_n external_n beauty_n and_o loveliness_n be_v proper_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o resultancy_n from_o part_n harmonious_o and_o orderly_o unite_v and_o dispose_v so_o on_o the_o contrary_a deformity_n be_v a_o resultancy_n from_o maim_a or_o disorder_a part_n and_o who_o be_v 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