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	life_n	mortal_a	4,247	5	8.6378	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62053	The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission wherein is discovered, the nature, causes, and cure of those sins / by Geo. Swinnock.	Swinnock, George, 1627-1673.; Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677.	1675 (1675)	Wing S6281; ESTC R21256	184,210	500

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grievous_a that_o no_o other_o dare_v so_o much_o as_o touch_v it_o and_o though_o i_o be_o whole_o free_a and_o none_o can_v oblige_v or_o compel_v i_o to_o it_o yet_o i_o will_v undertake_v it_o now_o reader_n be_v christ_n so_o forward_o so_o willing_a to_o obey_v such_o a_o command_n of_o die_v a_o curse_a painful_a shameful_a death_n that_o he_o tell_v his_o father_n i_o delight_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n and_o be_v thou_o so_o backward_o to_o obey_v his_o command_n and_o to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n when_o his_o way_n be_v way_n of_o pleasantness_n and_o all_o his_o path_n be_v peace_n psal_n 40.6_o heb._n 10.5_o prov._n 3.17_o be_v christ_n so_o careful_a and_o tender_a of_o thou_o that_o he_o will_v not_o omit_v any_o thing_n needful_a for_o thy_o good_a and_o be_v thou_o so_o careless_a and_o forgetful_a of_o he_o as_o to_o omit_v that_o which_o be_v of_o such_o concernment_n to_o his_o glory_n friend_n bethink_v thyself_o do_v not_o thy_o redeemer_n deserve_v fair_o deal_n at_o thy_o hand_n heathen_n and_o publican_n will_v not_o be_v so_o base_a and_o unworthy_a to_o their_o friend_n and_o benefactor_n chap._n thirty-nine_o argument_n against_o sin_n of_o omssion_n the_o new_a nature_n in_o believer_n incline_v they_o to_o positive_a as_o well_o as_o negative_a holiness_n and_o the_o profit_n will_v answer_v the_o pain_n 11._o consider_v if_o thou_o be_v a_o believer_n thy_o predominant_a new_a nature_n incline_v thou_o to_o positive_a as_o well_o as_o negative_a holiness_n and_o shall_v this_o be_v give_v thou_o in_o vain_a shall_v god_n be_v at_o such_o cost_n and_o charge_n as_o to_o infuse_v a_o principle_n of_o life_n into_o thou_o to_o no_o purpose_n pray_v observe_v what_o end_n god_n have_v in_o this_o regenerate_a work_n of_o his_o own_o will_n beget_v he_o we_o again_o by_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o first-fruit_n of_o his_o creature_n jam._n 1.18_o where_o we_o have_v the_o cause_n of_o 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and_o it_o be_v also_o below_o a_o christian_a as_o for_o a_o man_n to_o live_v as_o do_v 〈◊〉_d beast_n for_o he_o that_o have_v a_o noble_a di●ine_a principle_n to_o live_v as_o other_o man_n as_o all_o the_o child_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n derive_v from_o he_o a_o deprave_a nature_n which_o incline_v they_o not_o only_o to_o omit_v what_o be_v good_a but_o also_o to_o do_v what_o be_v evil_a therefore_o his_o seed_n 〈◊〉_d know_v by_o both_o those_o sign_n psal_n 36.3_o 4._o hos_fw-la 4.1_o 2_o 3._o so_o all_o the_o child_n of_o the_o second_o adam_n derive_v from_o he_o a_o renew_a nature_n for_o they_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n 2_o pet._n 1.4_o which_o do_v not_o only_o take_v they_o off_o from_o what_o be_v evil_a but_o also_o put_v they_o forward_o to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a rom._n 6.11_o as_o the_o branch_n derive_v from_o the_o root_n that_o sap_n and_o moisture_n which_o enable_v they_o to_o fruitfulness_n so_o the_o christian_n draw_v that_o virtue_n from_o christ_n even_o in_o his_o first_o conversion_n that_o incline_v he_o whilst_o he_o live_v to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n to_o god_n ephes_n 2.10_o we_o be_v his_o workmanship_n create_v in_o jesus_n christ_n unto_o good_a work_n which_o god_n have_v ordain_v that_o we_o shall_v walk_v in_o they_o mark_v this_o new_a piece_n that_o be_v indeed_o god_n masterpiece_n for_o the_o new_a creation_n do_v far_o excel_v the_o old_a heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v form_v in_o christ_n as_o the_o efficient_a cause_n unto_o good_a work_n unto_o such_o work_n as_o flow_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o the_o principle_n as_o be_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o the_o rule_n and_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n as_o the_o end_n gal._n 5.20_o gal._n 6.16_o phil._n 1.11_o each_o convert_n have_v ●●●munion_n with_o christ_n in_o his_o death_n and_o also_o in_o his_o life_n he_o know_v christ_n and_o have_v fellowship_n with_o he_o in_o his_o death_n whereby_o he_o die_v to_o sin_n hence_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v dead_a and_o bury_v with_o christ_n rom._n 6.6_o know_v this_o that_o our_o old_a man_n so_o sin_n be_v call_v because_o it_o be_v nigh_o as_o old_a as_o man_n be_v full_a of_o subtlety_n and_o craft_n and_o shall_v be_v always_o decay_v and_o die_v be_v crucify_v with_o he_o i._n e._n christ_n who_o sin_n crucify_v and_o who_o death_n crucifi_v sin_n that_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n sin_n be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o body_n because_o it_o consist_v of_o many_o member_n col._n 3.5_o may_v be_v destroy_v for_o as_o the_o life_n of_o sin_n give_v christ_n his_o deaths-wound_n so_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n give_v sin_n its_o death_n wound_n that_o henceforth_o we_o shall_v not_o willing_o cheerful_o customary_o serve_v sin_n as_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n and_o as_o the_o convert_n have_v fellowship_n with_o christ_n in_o his_o death_n so_o also_o in_o his_o resurrection_n that_o i_o may_v know_v he_o and_o the_o power_n of_o his_o 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