Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	bring_v	good_a	sin_n	4,483	5	4.6815	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65319	A lawyer's advice to the devil's agents: or, Some strokes at the unfruitful works of darkness, tending to their destruction made with a weapon taken out of the armory of the Most High. By William Watson, student in law.	Watson, William, student in law.	1693 (1693)	Wing W1150A; ESTC R220895	26,435	71

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especial_o if_o he_o have_v recourse_n to_o st._n james_n say_v in_o his_o last_o chapter_n at_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n brethren_n if_o any_o of_o you_o do_v err_v from_o the_o truth_n and_o one_o convert_v he_o let_v he_o know_v that_o he_o which_o convert_v the_o sinner_n from_o the_o error_n of_o his_o way_n shall_v save_v a_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o shall_v hide_v a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n and_o certain_o it_o be_v better_a and_o he_o gain_v more_o that_o save_v a_o soul_n from_o death_n that_o be_v damnation_n which_o be_v call_v the_o second_o death_n or_o death_n everlasting_a as_o it_o be_v opposite_a to_o salvation_n which_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o second_o life_n or_o lise_n everlasting_a rev._n 21.8_o than_o he_o that_o gain_v a_o empire_n for_o a_o soul_n be_v more_o worth_a than_o all_o the_o riches_n in_o the_o world_n and_o now_o consider_v shall_v i_o that_o carry_v about_o so_o precious_a a_o jewel_n through_o neglect_n and_o carelessness_n suffer_v the_o devil_n to_o steal_v he_o away_o from_o i_o what_o spend_v all_o my_o time_n in_o take_v care_n of_o the_o corruptible_a continent_n i_o mean_v the_o body_n which_o will_v ever_o long_o be_v turn_v into_o dust_n and_o neglect_v the_o incorruptible_a thing_n contain_v in_o it_o the_o immortal_a spirit_n which_o shall_v live_v to_o all_o eternity_n why_o shall_v i_o suffer_v the_o devil_n to_o cast_v his_o venomous_a dart_n through_o the_o wide_a breach_n that_o sin_n continual_o make_v into_o my_o soul_n shall_v not_o 〈◊〉_d use_v my_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o prevent_v a_o enemy_n of_o wound_v my_o flesh_n and_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d putient_o permit_v tghe_v great_a and_o most_o malicious_a enemy_n the_o devil_n to_o wound_v my_o soul_n unto_o death_n and_o eternal_a damnation_n but_o oh_o the_o wonderful_a subtlety_n of_o the_o grand_a adversary_n of_o mankind_n he_o cover_v his_o may_v licieous_a design_n under_o pretence_n of_o gratify_v man_n lust_n and_o render_v their_o live_a 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