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
A34954	Judah's purging in the melting pot a sermon preached in the cathedral at Sarum before the Reverend Sir Robert Foster, and Sir Thomas Tirrell, Knights, judges for the western circuit, at the Wiltshire Assizes, Sept. 6, 1660 / by W. Creede ...	Creed, William, 1614 or 15-1663.	1660 (1660)	Wing C6873; ESTC R37688	31,329	49

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emblem_n of_o our_o saviour_n that_o save_v isaac_n from_o the_o slaughter_n be_v catch_v in_o a_o thicket_n the_o church_n though_o she_o be_v a_o lily_n be_v plant_v among_o thorn_n and_o 4._o cantic_a 2._o 2._o heb._n 2._o 10._o rev._n 21._o 4._o the_o captain_n of_o our_o salvation_n because_o a_o surety_n for_o sinner_n be_v make_v perfect_a through_o suffering_n it_o be_v in_o heaven_n only_o where_o the_o saint_n be_v without_o sin_n that_o they_o be_v without_o sorrow_n where_o no_o dross_n or_o rust_n can_v corrupt_v there_o need_v no_o furnace_n no_o 10._o mat._n 6._o 10._o scour_v but_o here_o the_o case_n be_v otherwise_o we_o be_v all_o a_o unclean_a 11._o rom._n 3._o 11._o thing_n and_o adam_n curse_n and_o his_o sweat_n and_o his_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n be_v together_o with_o his_o sin_n entail_v upon_o we_o the_o best_a of_o we_o all_o 7._o all_o 2_o cor._n 4._o 7._o have_v our_o treasure_n but_o in_o earthen_a vessel_n and_o though_o our_o 239._o our_o james_n 1._o 17_o rectè_fw-la metallorum_fw-la ortus_fw-la tribuitur_fw-la coelesti_fw-la calori_fw-la etsi_fw-la consistentiam_fw-la à_fw-la frigore_fw-la recipiant_fw-la vale_n philos_fw-la sac_fw-la c._n 49._o p._n 239._o gold_n and_o silver_n be_v begin_v and_o perfect_v by_o the_o †_o influence_n of_o heaven_n yet_o because_o they_o be_v beget_v in_o the_o 5._o the_o metalla_fw-la omne_fw-la generantur_fw-la sub_fw-la terrâ_fw-la vale_n ibid._n pag._n 237._o vid._n georg._n agricol_n dear_a metal_n l._n 3._o p._n 54._o &_o de_fw-mi subterr_v ortu_fw-la &_o cause_n l._n 5._o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n they_o be_v earth_n too_o and_o the_o rich_a 8._o rich_a vide_fw-la vale_n philos_fw-la sac_fw-la pag._n 23_o 8._o ore_n must_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o melt_a pot_n before_o it_o can_v be_v cleanse_v from_o the_o dross_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o less_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o we_o can_v not_o any_o where_n turn_v in_o this_o book_n of_o god_n but_o we_o shall_v find_v eminent_a example_n of_o it_o even_o abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a before_o he_o can_v be_v loc_n gen._n 11._o 28._o vid._n ainswer_n in_o loc_n call_v the_o friend_n of_o god_n he_o must_v leave_v his_o native_a country_n and_o his_o father_n house_n and_o pass_v through_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldean_n that_o be_v say_v the_o 28._o the_o vid._n targum_fw-la jonathan_n ben._n uziel_n c._n 11._o v._n 28._o rabbin_n he_o must_v be_v cast_v into_o a_o fiery_a furnace_n by_o that_o idolatrous_a people_n from_o whence_o he_o escape_v by_o miracle_n that_o he_o may_v flee_v from_o their_o pollution_n but_o be_v the_o story_n what_o it_o will_v yet_o 14._o yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d