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	resurrection_n	10,682	5	8.7967	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58818	A sermon preach'd at the funeral of Sir John Buckworth, at the parish-church of St. Peter's le Poor in Broadstreet, December 29, 1687 by John Scott.	Scott, John, 1639-1695.	1688 (1688)	Wing S2072; ESTC R14391	14,116	40

a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o sir_n john_n buckworth_n at_o the_o parish-church_n of_o st._n peter_n le_fw-mi poor_a in_o broadstreet_n december_n 29._o 1687._o by_o john_n scott_n d._n d._n london_n print_v for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishop's-head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n and_o thomas_n horn_n at_o the_o south-entrance_n of_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1688._o imprimatur_fw-la guil._n needham_n jan._n 10._o 1687._o to_o my_o lady_n buckworth_n madam_n in_o obedience_n to_o your_o desire_n i_o here_o present_v you_o with_o the_o discourse_n i_o deliver_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o your_o excellent_a husband_n and_o my_o never_o to_o be_v forget_v friend_n and_o indeed_o consider_v how_o little_a there_o be_v in_o it_o i_o have_v no_o other_o apology_n to_o make_v for_o the_o publication_n of_o it_o but_o that_o i_o can_v not_o without_o some_o degree_n of_o incivility_n refuse_v it_o be_v urge_v with_o the_o concurrent_a request_n of_o your_o ladyship_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o my_o worthy_a friend_n his_o dear_a relative_n not_o that_o i_o altogether_o despair_v of_o its_o have_v some_o good_a influence_n upon_o sober_a and_o attentive_a reader_n there_o be_v some_o thought_n in_o it_o which_o be_v apt_a enough_o to_o inspire_v consider_v mind_n with_o good_a affection_n and_o resolution_n the_o text_n i_o be_o sure_a contain_v excellent_a sense_n in_o it_o and_o the_o argument_n be_v mighty_a serious_a and_o momentous_a and_o how_o mean_o soever_o i_o have_v manage_v it_o some_o honest_a reader_n i_o hope_v may_v from_o hence_o take_v occasion_n to_o supply_v my_o defect_n out_o of_o his_o own_o meditation_n and_o so_o to_o improve_v it_o to_o his_o everlasting_a advantage_n and_o as_o for_o your_o ladyship_n i_o hope_v the_o perusal_n of_o it_o instead_o of_o revive_v your_o sorrow_n for_o your_o dear_a loss_n may_v be_v some_o way_n instrumental_a to_o animate_v you_o with_o a_o firm_a and_o vigorous_a 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