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	reason_n	soul_n	6,782	5	5.3548	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63011	The Almighty his gracious token of love to his friend Abraham, or, A sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Bristol, January 3, 1674 by Rich. Towgood ...	Towgood, Richard, 1595?-1683.	1676 (1676)	Wing T1975; ESTC R10564	17,548	33

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remain_v still_o to_o be_v observe_v and_o practise_v by_o all_o the_o people_n of_o god_n even_o now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o this_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o cut_n off_o of_o carnal_a affection_n the_o make_n of_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o the_o put_v off_o of_o the_o oldman_n this_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n call_v circumcision_n make_v without_o hand_n col._n 2.11_o this_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n mean_v when_o he_o tell_v we_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n which_o be_v one_o inward_o and_o circumcision_n be_v that_o of_o the_o heart_n rom._n 2.29_o nay_o and_o even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n this_o be_v the_o circumcision_n that_o the_o lord_n chief_o require_v and_o therefore_o do_v moses_n thus_o call_v upon_o the_o people_n circumcise_v the_o foreskin_n of_o your_o heart_n deut._n 10.16_o and_o so_o do_v the_o prophet_n jeremy_n in_o the_o same_o word_n jer._n 4.4_o it_o do_v not_o then_o a_o little_a concern_v we_o to_o consider_v whether_o we_o 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