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	sin_n	10,775	5	4.7671	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28531	The second apologie to Balthazar Tylcken treating of the eternall predestination and election of God, and of the incarnation, or becoming man and person, of Christ, and concerning the Virgin Mary / written in the yeare 1621, finished the 3. of July by Jacob Behme, also called Teutonicus Philosophus ; Englished by John Sparrow.; Zweyte Schutz-Schrift wieder Balthasar Tilken. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1661 (1661)	Wing B3416; ESTC R14771	54,352	66

or_o from_o my_o precious_a talon_n that_o you_o go_v out_o from_o contention_n and_o read_v the_o brotherly_a christ_n a._n b._n c._n in_o you_o for_o it_o be_v all_o nothing_o and_o unprofitable_a before_o god_n that_o you_o contend_v about_o the_o letter_n it_o stand_v indeed_o in_o all_o man_n the_o ploughman_n be_v as_o learned_a and_o near_a to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n as_o the_o doctor_n if_o he_o read_v the_o brotherly_a a._n b._n c._n in_o himself_o 301._o no_o skill_n or_o knowledge_n make_v you_o bless_v but_o that_o you_o enter_v into_o the_o knowledge_n and_o be_v and_o become_v the_o doer_n or_o practiser_n of_o the_o skill_n or_o knowledge_n not_o a_o proud_a surly_a selfe-honouring_a stubborn_a wild_a wither_a branch_n but_o live_v in_o he_o tree_n of_o god_n wherein_o one_o branch_n afford_v sap_n and_o life_n to_o the_o other_o 302._o o_o how_o the_o mother_n complain_v over_o some_o of_o you_o that_o you_o be_v dry_a wither_a branch_n note_n it_o be_v tell_v you_o that_o the_o dry_a wither_a branch_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o revolutio_fw-la for_o the_o tree_n shall_v renew_v itself_o and_o present_v omnium_fw-la its_o first_o form_n of_o youth_n again_o for_o the_o end_n belong_v into_o the_o beginning_n 303._o if_o you_o shall_v all_o despise_v this_o which_o be_v at_o present_a tell_v you_o and_o not_o turn_v into_o yourselves_o and_o learn_v to_o read_v your_o own_o book_n then_o will_v a_o ano_fw-la from_o the_o rise_n or_o east_n and_o midnight_n or_o north_n cut_v you_o off_o that_o you_o shall_v never_o more_o say_v i_o read_v in_o strange_a or_o foreign_a book_n and_o feed_v myself_o in_o strange_a pasture_n 304._o god_n have_v send_v his_o heart_n together_o with_o his_o life_n into_o we_o wherein_o all_o stand_v write_v he_o that_o read_v that_o book_n in_o himself_o be_v learned_a enough_o the_o other_o be_v babel_n and_o a_o fable_n that_o a_o man_n will_v needs_o be_v learn_v in_o the_o letter_n without_o he_o before_o he_o 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jew_n and_o heathen_n be_v alike_o and_o how_o one_o people_n shall_v devour_v the_o other_o the_o harvest_n be_v near_o 308._o my_o dear_a brother_n hate_v i_o not_o for_o my_o knowledge_n sake_n for_o i_o so_o far_o as_o i_o be_o i_o know_v not_o beforehand_o that_o which_o i_o have_v write_v to_o you_o i_o suppose_v i_o write_v it_o only_o for_o myself_o and_o it_o be_v without_o my_o knowledge_n so_o come_v about_o i_o tell_v it_o you_o in_o true_a faithfulness_n if_o you_o have_v not_o the_o gift_n to_o understand_v it_o then_o leave_v it_o to_o i_o for_o i_o understand_v that_o well_o which_o i_o have_v write_v 309._o if_o any_o can_v understand_v it_o and_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o it_o i_o willing_o and_o ready_o afford_v it_o he_o but_o if_o not_o and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o desire_v it_o in_o that_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o let_v he_o not_o rise_v up_o with_o scorn_v and_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n else_o there_o will_v follow_v a_o earnest_a severity_n which_o you_o neither_o can_v nor_o will_v know_v any_o thing_n of_o in_o such_o a_o course_n but_o afford_v i_o leave_v to_o labour_v in_o that_o wherein_o i_o be_o set_v 310._o but_o my_o opponent_n faith_n without_o god_n we_o can_v think_v nothing_o that_o be_v good_a also_o know_v nothing_o of_o god_n without_o he_o i_o say_v so_o too_o that_o i_o know_v nothing_o of_o god_n without_o god_n my_o know_v be_v in_o he_o and_o stand_v in_o his_o might_n or_o power_n 311._o why_o then_o be_v he_o my_o enemy_n for_o that_o which_o god_n know_v in_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v manifest_v or_o reveal_v to_o you_o the_o way_n to_o he_o i_o be_o indeed_o nothing_n and_o he_o be_v ail_fw-we he_o that_o can_v understand_v it_o let_v he_o understand_v it_o but_o he_o that_o can_v shall_v let_v it_o stand_v with_o such_o object_v you_o will_v not_o fathom_v nor_o understand_v my_o write_n 312._o i_o see_v your_o spirit_n much_o better_a than_o you_o understand_v what_o manner_n of_o objection_n you_o make_v 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in_o the_o essence_n in_o the_o seed_n in_o the_o mother_n body_n or_o womb_n in_o the_o wrestle_a and_o abel_n god_n love_n viz_o the_o second_o principle_n and_o now_o cain_n be_v of_o a_o evil_a kind_n or_o condition_n and_o abel_n honest_a or_o virtuous_a 129._o now_o see_v dear_a brethren_n when_o cain_n and_o abel_n sacrifice_v than_o god_n that_o be_v god_n love_n and_o meekness_n viz_o the_o second_o principle_n 5._o savour_v abel_n sacrifice_n but_o cain_n god_n will_v not_o accept_v then_o cain_n be_v in_o fierce_a wrath_n against_o his_o brother_n abel_n there_o you_o see_v the_o strife_n between_o the_o two_o eternal_a principle_n between_o love_n and_o anger_n in_o both_o the_o brother_n in_o man_n how_o the_o dark_a fierce_a wrathful_a kingdom_n be_v become_v also_o manifest_v or_o reveal_v in_o man_n then_o say_v god_n to_o cain_n 7._o why_o be_v thou_o in_o fierce_a wrath_n be_v it_o not_o so_o that_o when_o thou_o be_v honest_a or_o virtuous_a thou_o be_v accept_v 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then_o say_v in_o opposition_n i_o take_v only_a christ_n death_n with_o i_o and_o do_v with_o i_o how_o thou_o will_v take_v that_o and_o wrap_v thyself_o therein_o let_v god_n anger_n and_o all_o devil_n roar_v over_o thou_o and_o say_v and_o complain_v against_o thou_o what_o they_o will_v out_o of_o these_o swaddle_a clothes_n shall_v no_o election_n pluck_v thou_o whether_o it_o be_v of_o anger_n god_n or_o the_o devil_n or_o man._n 179._o but_o the_o wanton_n licentious_a way_n which_o man_n now_o walk_v wherein_o man_n only_o tickle_v and_o comfort_v the_o old_a evil_n wicked_a one_o the_o murderer_n the_o proud_a stately_a covetous_a babylonish_n antichrist_n with_o christ_n suffering_n and_o death_n he_o shall_v only_o be_v quiet_a and_o fatten_v himself_o well_o christ_n have_v satisfy_v if_o he_o be_v mark_v or_o note_v under_o christ_n blood_n banner_n and_o elect_v then_o he_o can_v be_v damn_v this_o way_n be_v total_o false_a or_o wicked_a murderous_a and_o unrighteous_a 180._o if_o thou_o will_v be_v a_o christian_n than_o thou_o must_v be_v and_o become_v conformable_a to_o christ_n image_n and_o walk_v in_o his_o footstep_n and_o with_o he_o suffer_v persecution_n disgrace_n and_o scorn_v love_v the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n do_v that_o which_o christ_n have_v teach_v thou_o not_o with_o hypocrisy_n to_o take_v double_a or_o fourfold_a and_o give_v a_o little_a piece_n of_o it_o to_o another_o no_o it_o must_v be_v earnest_a thou_o shall_v not_o esteem_v any_o thing_n thou_o have_v as_o if_o it_o be_v thy_o own_o only_o but_o consider_v that_o thou_o be_v only_o a_o servant_n therein_o and_o serve_v thy_o lord_n in_o heaven_n therein_o thou_o shall_v dispose_v of_o it_o according_a to_o his_o pleasure_n 181._o not_o to_o suck_v up_o the_o miserable_a and_o give_v a_o little_a piece_n thereof_o to_o a_o beggar_n and_o say_v i_o minister_v indeed_o to_o the_o poor_a first_o 〈◊〉_d they_o their_o sweat_n else_o thou_o will_v be_v 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