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	life_n	see_v	4,904	5	3.2741	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10740	A vvorkeman, that needeth not to be ashamed: or The faithfull steward of Gods house A sermon describing the duety of a godly minister, both in his doctrine and in his life. By Charles Richardson, preacher at S. Katharines, neere the Tower of London.	Richardson, Charles, fl. 1612-1617.	1616 (1616)	STC 21019; ESTC S115966	57,940	78

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the_o doctrine_n and_o aquinas_n the_o doctrine_n say_v he_o which_o he_o preach_v with_o his_o mouth_n let_v he_o confirm_v with_o his_o work_n which_o if_o he_o do_v not_o he_o be_v worthy_a of_o shame_n and_o confusion_n and_o gorran_n interprete_v it_o one_o that_o need_v not_o blush_v to_o confess_v the_o gospel_n for_o his_o evil_a life_n anselmus_n read_v it_o unreprovable_a for_o say_v he_o from_o a_o reproof_n rise_v confusion_n to_o he_o that_o be_v reprove_v and_o he_o that_o can_v be_v reprove_v be_v not_o confound_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v show_v thyself_o such_o a_o one_o in_o all_o thy_o work_n as_o in_o none_o of_o they_o thou_o may_v sustain_v the_o confusion_n of_o shame_n fron_n hence_o they_o our_o instruction_n may_v be_v this_o that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o a_o minister_n to_o preach_v sound_a doctrine_n unless_o he_o be_v blameless_a in_o his_o life_n and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n christ_n in_o that_o excellent_a prayer_n of_o he_o for_o his_o disciple_n because_o they_o be_v to_o be_v minister_n of_o the_o word_n pray_v for_o they_o to_o his_o father_n 17.17_o john_n 17.17_o sanctify_v they_o with_o thy_o truth_n thy_o word_n be_v the_o truth_n and_o indeed_o how_o can_v they_o cleanse_v other_o that_o be_v unclean_a themselves_n how_o can_v they_o free_a other_o from_o pollution_n that_o be_v pollute_v themselves_o according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o cyprian_a 2._o lib._n 1._o epist_n 1_o 2._o who_o can_v give_v that_o which_o himself_o have_v not_o and_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v timotheus_n 4.16_o 1._o tim._n 4.16_o to_o take_v heed_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o doctrine_n attend_v first_o to_o thyself_o and_o then_o to_o the_o teach_n of_o other_o whereupon_o the_o ordinary_a gloss_n say_v he_o do_v not_o say_v attend_v to_o doctrine_n and_o to_o thyself_o but_o attend_v to_o thyself_o and_o unto_o doctrine_n first_o take_v heed_n how_o thou_o live_v and_o then_o how_o thou_o teach_v for_o as_o caluin_n well_o note_v doctrine_n will_v do_v little_a good_a if_o holiness_n of_o life_n be_v not_o answerable_a and_o great_a reason_n be_v there_o that_o minister_n of_o all_o other_o man_n shall_v be_v holy_a for_o first_o they_o administer_v the_o holy_a thing_n of_o god_n 17._o alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n genial_a dier_z ●_o 4_o cap._n 17._o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v they_o be_v disposer_n of_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n they_o bear_v the_o vessel_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v and_o that_o after_o a_o more_o peculiar_a manner_n and_o therefore_o it_o behoove_v they_o especial_o to_o be_v clean_o isay_n 52.11_o and_o this_o the_o poor_a heathen_a people_n in_o their_o blind_a and_o superstitious_a service_n of_o their_o idol_n have_v a_o very_a