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
A28587	Man's great duty, or, A discourse of the care every man should take to make sure the salvation of his own Soul by Samuel Bold, rector of Styple in Dorsetshire.	Bold, S. (Samuel), 1649-1737.	1693 (1693)	Wing B3481; ESTC R34369	57,671	141

with_o more_o earnestness_n and_o better_o testify_v the_o utmost_a force_n and_o strength_n of_o affection_n than_o what_o you_o read_v deut._n 30.19_o 20._o i_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o record_v this_o day_n against_o you_o that_o i_o have_v set_v before_o you_o life_n and_o death_n blessing_n and_o curse_v therefore_o choose_v life_n that_o both_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n may_v live_v that_o thou_o may_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v obey_v his_o voice_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v cleave_v unto_o he_o for_o he_o be_v thy_o life_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o thy_o day_n be_v you_o not_o in_o express_a term_n command_v to_o work_v out_o your_o own_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_v phil._n 2.12_o and_o to_o give_v diligence_n to_o make_v your_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a that_o a_o entrance_n may_v be_v minister_v to_o you_o abundant_o into_o the_o everlasting_a kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n 2_o pet._n 1.10_o 11._o and_o to_o seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n matt._n 6.33_o and_o to_o strive_v to_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o strait_a gate_n luke_n 13.24_o now_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v so_o execrable_a as_o to_o choose_v to_o destroy_v and_o make_v yourselves_o eternal_o miserable_a rather_o than_o practical_o own_o god_n authority_n and_o obey_v he_o in_o that_o wherein_o he_o have_v give_v the_o full_a discovery_n of_o his_o have_v a_o singular_a regard_n to_o your_o great_a and_o unconceivable_a happiness_n the_o command_n of_o god_n shall_v sway_v and_o prevail_v with_o we_o to_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o any_o thing_n though_o ever_o so_o difficult_a though_o we_o be_v perfect_o ignorant_a of_o the_o reason_n why_o he_o do_v enjoin_v and_o make_v it_o our_o duty_n but_o how_o much_o more_o than_o shall_v his_o command_n influence_n we_o when_o we_o evident_o perceive_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o command_n be_v most_o expressive_a of_o his_o love_n 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