Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	brother_n	life_n	love_v	4,173	5	7.3769	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28521	The epistles of Jacob Behmen, aliter, Teutonicus philosophus very usefull and necessary for those that read his vvritings, and are very full of excellent and plaine instructions how to attaine to the life of Christ / translated out of the German language.; Correspondence. English. Selections	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Ellistone, John, d. 1652.	1649 (1649)	Wing B3404; ESTC R2334	183,592	232

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that_o there_o be_v great_a joy_n in_o heaven_n ever_o one_o sinner_n that_o repent_v then_o over_o ninety_o nine_o righteous_a which_o joy_n be_v keep_v also_o in_o the_o heaven_n of_o man_n in_o this_o espousal_n or_o marriage_n this_o be_v understand_v by_o our_o schoolfellow_n 75._o dear_a sir_n and_o christian_a fellow-brother_n i_o think_v it_o good_a christianly_o and_o sincere_o mean_v well_o unto_o you_o to_o put_v you_o in_o mind_n of_o this_o and_o to_o lay_v it_o forth_o out_o of_o my_o little_a treasury_n in_o a_o childlike_a simplicity_n not_o intend_v thereby_o to_o show_v and_o set_v forth_o myself_o but_o out_o of_o a_o true_a and_o hearty_a desire_n wish_v that_o this_o may_v be_v feel_v also_o in_o your_o heart_n and_o