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	soul_n	suffer_v	12,447	5	6.7408	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67173	The mourners memorial in two sermons on the death of the truly pious Mris. Susanna Soame, late wife of Bartholomew Soame of Thurlow, Esq., who deceased Febru. 14, 1691/2 : with some account of her death / by Timothy Wright, Robert Fleming.	Wright, Timothy.; Fleming, Robert, 1660?-1716.	1695 (1695)	Wing W3712; ESTC R25216	54,544	137

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merit_n and_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o fancy_v not_o that_o your_o own_o inherent_a righteousness_n must_v go_v partner_n with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o point_n of_o justification_n lest_o thereby_o you_o impeach_v the_o all-sufficient_a merit_n of_o christ_n of_o defectiveness_n and_o claim_v the_o privilege_n to_o be_v account_v your_o own_o saviour_n but_o endeavour_n with_o the_o apostle_n phil._n 3._o 9_o to_o be_v find_v in_o he_o not_o have_v your_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n but_o that_o which_o be_v through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n by_o faith_n 3._o mind_v the_o concernment_n of_o your_o soul_n salvation_n with_o all_o earnestness_n and_o diligence_n for_o what_o profit_n will_v it_o be_v untoyou_n to_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n if_o you_o lose_v your_o soul_n or_o what_o can_v you_o give_v in_o exchange_n again_o for_o they_o if_o once_o they_o be_v lose_v 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cultivate_v your_o soul_n that_o so_o you_o may_v grow_v daily_o in_o a_o meetness_n and_o preparedness_n for_o heaven_n and_o glory_n and_o as_o there_o be_v two_o principal_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o understanding_n and_o will_n so_o according_o let_v it_o be_v your_o great_a study_n to_o adorn_v these_o with_o what_o tend_v to_o render_v they_o more_o and_o more_o excellent_a and_o 1._o improve_v your_o understanding_n by_o dilate_v and_o enlarge_n they_o by_o further_a degree_n of_o true_a &_o spiritual_a knowledge_n grow_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o excellency_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o the_o worth_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o in_o sum_n of_o all_o gospel-truths_n and_n promise_v and_o the_o legal_a precept_n and_o duty_n that_o be_v reveal_v as_o needful_a to_o be_v know_v 2._o improve_v your_o will_n and_o affection_n also_o by_o more_o and_o more_o grace_n that_o the_o habit_n thereof_o may_v be_v 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