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	world_n	13,005	5	4.9109	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48314	A moniter of mortalitie in two sermons, by a consideration of the manifold and uncertaine surprizalls of death, guiding the pace and passages of a temporall life, towards the obtainement of life eternall, occasioned by the death of that hopefull young gentleman John Archer Esquire, sonne and heir to Sir Simon Archer, Knight of Warwickshiere and by the death of Mistris Harpur, a grave and godly matron, (wife to Mr. Henry Harpur of the city of Chester,) and of the death of their religious daughter Phabe Harper, a child of about 12 years of age / by Iohn Ley.	Ley, John, 1583-1662.	1643 (1643)	Wing L1884; ESTC R228694	42,269	56

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the_o heart_n and_o who_o can_v certain_o tell_v what_o man_n think_v of_o he_o how_o their_o heart_n be_v dispose_v towards_o he_o and_o if_o he_o know_v they_o for_o the_o present_a to_o be_v such_o towards_o he_o as_o he_o desire_v how_o fickle_a be_v man_n fancy_n and_o favour_n how_o soon_o change_v from_o reverence_n to_o contempt_n he_o have_v read_v but_o little_a who_o have_v not_o meet_v with_o many_o instance_n of_o this_o kind_n in_o sacred_a history_n and_o profane_a and_o observe_v little_a if_o not_o very_o young_a if_o he_o have_v not_o note_v some_o in_o the_o experience_n of_o his_o own_o time_n beside_o who_o know_v not_o that_o many_o man_n have_v be_v honour_v with_o eminent_a title_n and_o office_n for_o that_o for_o which_o such_o as_o be_v true_o worthy_a in_o who_o acceptation_n be_v the_o true_a and_o sure_a honour_n have_v abhor_v they_o and_o if_o they_o have_v be_v confer_v as_o the_o reward_n of_o virtuous_a person_n and_o so_o they_o shall_v be_v or_o they_o be_v misplace_v how_o much_o envy_n watch_v over_o they_o to_o find_v some_o mean_n to_o bring_v they_o under_o and_o how_o potent_a that_o quick-sighted_a and_o sharp_a fang_v malignity_n be_v we_o may_v guess_v by_o the_o question_n of_o solomon_n who_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o envy_n prov._n 27.4_o if_o any_o man_n say_v this_o may_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o subordinate_a honour_n as_o of_o the_o favourite_n of_o king_n but_o that_o which_o be_v supreme_a be_v so_o excellent_a that_o as_o some_o have_v say_v with_o as_o much_o cruelty_n as_o vanity_n that_o for_o a_o kingdom_n they_o will_v wade_v up_o to_o the_o chin_n in_o blood_n i_o answer_v first_o that_o