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	life_n	world_n	5,785	5	4.4206	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76384	A bright starre, leading to, & centering in, Christ our perfection. Or a manuell, entituled by the authour thereof, the third part of the Rule of perfection Wherein such profound mysteries are revealed, such mysterious imperfections discovered, with their perfect cures prescribed, as have not been by any before published in the English tongue: faithfully translated for the common good.; Règle de perfection. English. Part 3	Benoît, de Canfield, 1562-1610.	1646 (1646)	Wing B1867AC; ESTC R223949	72,498	265

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shall_v be_v divine_a second_o because_o it_o move_v we_o to_o produce_v act_n and_o consequent_o to_o be_v but_o cause_n not_o annihilation_n three_o because_o it_o cloud_n and_o fume_n up_o exhalation_n between_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n three_o i_o call_v it_o habitual_a under_o which_o word_n be_v much_o comprise_v and_o very_o remarkable_a which_o be_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v continual_a without_o cease_v or_o interruption_n that_o so_o we_o may_v ever_o behold_v this_o infinite_a of_o nothing_o and_o all_o which_o though_o it_o seem_v hard_a to_o do_v yet_o that_o it_o may_v be_v do_v two_o reason_n shall_v confirm_v one_o be_v that_o as_o a_o angel_n though_o he_o be_v upon_o earth_n yet_o for_o the_o homeliness_n he_o have_v to_o his_o place_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o heaven_n so_o this_o light_n and_o faith_n though_o sometime_o they_o do_v not_o actual_o see_v this_o nothing_o and_o this_o all_o yet_o through_o the_o disposednesse_n wherein_o they_o accustom_v to_o 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thereof_o and_o therefore_o we_o will_v here_o discuss_v the_o same_o and_o first_o it_o be_v a_o imperfection_n to_o doubt_v of_o the_o real_a presence_n of_o god_n or_o to_o believe_v the_o same_o doubt_o or_o with_o a_o languish_a and_o sleepy_a faith_n second_o not_o to_o live_v by_o this_o faith_n i._o to_o stick_v at_o thing_n as_o if_o they_o be_v something_o not_o wake_v to_o behold_v this_o lustre_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n and_o everlasting_o to_o embrace_v he_o who_o be_v not_o only_o know_v to_o be_v present_a but_o of_o all_o thing_n only_o present_a before_o who_o they_o all_o vanish_v and_o cease_v to_o be_v esteem_v for_o any_o thing_n three_o to_o believe_v the_o sense_n and_o let_v they_o rule_v over_o the_o light_n reason_n and_o faith_n to_o listen_v to_o they_o since_o they_o be_v lie_v and_o bring_v in_o death_n who_o window_n they_o be_v nor_o by_o they_o can_v there_o be_v any_o way_n to_o life_n inasmuch_o as_o this_o life_n far_o transcend_v they_o last_o since_o it_o be_v they_o we_o here_o fight_v with_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o nothing_o therefore_o in_o their_o own_o cause_n they_o can_v be_v no_o judge_n but_o must_v die_v and_o be_v nothinged_a four_o to_o shun_v any_o necessary_a work_n outward_a or_o inward_a for_o fear_v of_o distraction_n for_o therein_o appear_v the_o error_n darkness_n and_o fail_v of_o such_o annihilation_n in_o account_v that_o work_n to_o be_v somewhat_o where_o indeed_o it_o be_v nothing_o and_o sure_o to_o he_o that_o take_v it_o for_o somewhat_o it_o be_v somewhat_o indeed_o and_o therefore_o not_o a_o little_a to_o be_v fear_v but_o if_o his_o anihilation_n be_v perfect_a the_o work_n be_v nothing_o nor_o worth_n his_o fear_n yea_o he_o that_o so_o abandon_v a_o necessary_a work_n sustain_v double_a disadvantage_n and_o incur_v a_o double_a blindness_n first_o on_o the_o thing_n which_o to_o he_o be_v turn_v into_o darkness_n and_o second_o on_o the_o fear_n part_n which_o with_o the_o 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