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	lord_n	soul_n	13,508	5	5.1021	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01843	A briefe discourse of the late murther of master George Saunders, a worshipfull citizen of London and of the apprehension, arreignement, and execution of the principall and accessaries of the same.	Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.	1573 (1573)	STC 11985; ESTC S119743	12,242	34

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away_o my_o sin_n and_o throw_v they_o into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n oh_o dear_a father_n increase_v and_o continue_v this_o grace_n until_o the_o end_n and_o in_o the_o end_n i_o testify_v this_o day_n oh_o lord_n my_o god_n thy_o love_n oh_o lord_n thy_o save_a health_n be_v li●…e_o everlasting_a and_o joy_n without_o end_n and_o because_o thou_o have_v touch_v my_o sinful_a heart_n with_o the_o 〈…〉_o pleasure_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o with_o a_o de●…_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n oh_o dear_a father_n 〈◊〉_d thy_o christ_n sake_n as_o i_o hope_v thou_o will_v so_o i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o finish_v that_o good_a work_n in_o i_o suffer_v i_o not_o merciful_a and_o love_a father_n to_o be_v trouble_v with_o death_n when_o it_o lay_v hold_v on_o i_o nor_o with_o the_o love_n of_o life_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v take_v away_o oh_o lord_n now_o as_o thou_o have_v so_o still_o lift_v up_o my_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o eagle_n wing_n unto_o heaven_n there_o to_o behold_v thou_o 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