Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	call_v	day_n	life_n	6,412	5	4.5376	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49444	A sermon preached before His Majesty at Whitehal, April 5, 1663 by ... B. Lord Bishop of Lincoln, Elect.	Laney, Benjamin, 1591-1675.	1663 (1663)	Wing L346; ESTC R6273	14,637	36

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name_n of_o a_o christian_a sacrifice_n that_o which_o our_o church_n call_v a_o blasphemous_a fable_n 31._o art_n 31._o and_o dangerous_a deceit_n shall_v i_o leave_v you_o without_o any_o caution_n upon_o that_o fear_n and_o danger_n in_o sacrifice_v it_o will_v be_v to_o little_a purpose_n to_o offer_v at_o the_o commend_v of_o any_o for_o we_o be_v too_o often_o trouble_v more_o with_o word_n than_o what_o they_o signify_v and_o therefore_o as_o the_o orator_n advise_v when_o such_o a_o case_n shall_v happen_v mitigandas_n esse_fw-la prius_fw-la aures_fw-la somewhat_o must_v be_v say_v beforehand_o to_o remove_v a_o prejudice_n that_o will_v fall_v upon_o all_o that_o shall_v be_v say_v after_o that_o which_o the_o article_n speak_v of_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n wherein_o the_o priest_n of_o that_o sacrifice_n say_v that_o christ_n himself_o be_v real_o sacrifice_v for_o the_o quick_a and_o dead_a and_o for_o want_v of_o this_o our_o church_n be_v not_o by_o they_o 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