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	lust_n	sin_n	9,234	5	6.5125	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54842	An impartial inquiry into the nature of sin in which are evidently proved its positive entity or being, the true original of its existence, the essentiall parts of its composition by reason, by authority divine, humane, antient, modern, Romane, Reformed, by the adversaries confessions and contradictions, by the judgement of experience and common sense partly extorted by Mr. Hickman's challenge, partly by the influence which his errour hath had on the lives of many, (especially on the practice of our last and worst times,) but chiefly intended as an amulet to prevent the like mischiefs to come : to which is added An appendix in vindication of Doctor Hammond, with the concurrence of Doctor Sanderson, Oxford visitors impleaded, the supreme authority asserted : together with diverse other subjects, whose heads are gathered in the contents : after all A postscript concerning some dealings of Mr. Baxter / by Thomas Pierce ...	Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1660 (1660)	Wing P2184; ESTC R80	247,562	303

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betray_v into_o one_o of_o his_o worst_a error_n that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v torture_v to_o all_o eternity_n than_o not_o to_o have_v a_o real_a being_n by_o not_o consider_v this_o very_a thing_n 12._o that_o a_o lie_n be_v verum_fw-la as_o much_o as_o sin_n be_v bonum_fw-la metaphysicum_fw-la because_o it_o have_v a_o positive_a be_v which_o prove_v the_o argument_n to_o be_v impertinent_a at_o the_o best_a §_o 3._o now_o reader_n observe_v what_o a_o incomparable_a confuter_n i_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o to_o there_o be_v but_o four_o thing_n of_o twelve_o on_o which_o his_o courage_n will_v serve_v he_o to_o try_v his_o tooth_n which_o find_v also_o to_o be_v too_o hard_a he_o do_v as_o lepid_o nibble_v at_o they_o as_o the_o tame_a creature_n do_v at_o the_o thistle_n which_o make_v philemon_n so_o full_a of_o laughter_n for_o to_o the_o first_o he_o thus_o reply_n the_o design_n of_o the_o argument_n be_v to_o fright_v mr._n p._n out_o of_o his_o sad_a opinion_n 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