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	nature_n	5,551	5	5.2232	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34575	The great necessity of preparation for death and judgment a sermon preached in the parochial chappel of Macclesfield, in the county palatine of Chester, at the funeral of Mr. John Corker, als Cor Cor, of Hurdesfield, on the eleventh day of November, 1693, and since revised and enlarg'd at the request of the relations of the deceased / by Samuel Corker, als Cor Cor ...	Corker, Samuel, 1645 or 6-1713.	1695 (1695)	Wing C6307; ESTC R9062	80,354	95

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he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o have_v his_o hope_n fix_v above_o the_o felicity_n of_o this_o world_n his_o faith_n mount_v aloft_o in_o the_o serious_a meditation_n of_o a_o redeemer_n and_o in_o the_o premeditation_n of_o his_o come_n to_o judgement_n 26._o job_n 19.25_o 26._o i_o know_v that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v stand_v at_o the_o latter_a day_n upon_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v a_o article_n of_o this_o holy_a patriarch_n faith_n that_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n the_o day_n of_o the_o general_a resurrection_n and_o judgement_n jesus_n christ_n shall_v appear_v in_o person_n on_o earth_n and_o raise_v up_o his_o people_n and_o vindicate_v they_o from_o all_o the_o injury_n and_o reproach_n which_o be_v now_o cast_v upon_o they_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o glory_n and_o that_o the_o judge_n shall_v be_v visible_a he_o affirm_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n in_o my_o flesh_n shall_v i_o see_v god_n in_o this_o numerical_a body_n which_o be_v now_o 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