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	sin_n	23,098	5	4.9745	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34926	The judgment of Archbishop Cranmer concerning the peoples right to, and discreet use of the H. Scriptures	Cranmer, Thomas, 1489-1556.	1689 (1689)	Wing C6827; ESTC R7153	13,150	23

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