Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	child_n	father_n	life_n	5,155	5	4.4801	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39695	The touchstone of sincerity, or, The signs of grace and symptomes of hypocrisie opened in a practical treatise upon Revelations III 17, 18 being the second part of the Saint indeed / by John Flavell ...	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.; Flavel, John, 1630?-1691. Saint indeed, or, The great work of a Christian opened and pressed.	1698 (1698)	Wing F1202; ESTC R40933	101,310	218

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against_o i_o it_o be_v not_o for_o christ_n and_o pardon_v ●or_a mortification_n and_o holiness_n but_o for_o corn_n and_o wine_n thus_o they_o make_v a_o market_n of_o religion_n all_o their_o end_n in_o duty_n be_v either_o carnal_a natural_a or_o legal_a it_o be_v either_o to_o accommodate_v their_o carnal_a end_n or_o satisfy_v and_o quiet_v their_o conscience_n and_o so_o their_o duty_n be_v perform_v as_o a_o sin-offering_n to_o god_n but_o a_o upright_a heart_n have_v very_o high_a and_o pure_a aim_n in_o duty_n the_o desire_n of_o their_o ●oul_n be_v to_o god_n isa._n 26._o 8._o their_o soul_n follow_v ●ard_v after_o god_n psal._n 63._o 8._o one_o thing_n have_v i_o desire_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o will_v i_o seek_v after_o that_o i_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n to_o see_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o inquire_v in_o his_o temple_n psal._n 27._o 4._o these_o be_v the_o true_a eagle_n that_o play_v at_o the_o sun_n and_o will_v not_o stoop_v to_o low_a and_o earthly_a object_n alas_o if_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n be_v miss_v ●n_o a_o duty_n it_o be_v not_o the_o great_a enlargement_n of_o gift_n will_v satisfy_v he_o come_v back_o like_o a_o man_n that_o have_v take_v a_o long_a journey_n to_o meet_v his_o friend_n upon_o important_a business_n and_o lose_v ●is_n labour_n his_o friend_n be_v not_o there_o 2._o second_o the_o engagement_n of_o men●_n heart_n to_o god_n in_o duty_n will_v tell_v they_o wha●_n they_o be_v the_o hypocrite_n take_v little_a heed_n to●_n his_o heart_n esa._n 29._o 13._o they_o be_v not_o afflict_v real_o for_o the_o hardness_n deadness_n unbelief_n and_o wander_n of_o their_o heart_n in_o duty_n as_o upright_o one_o be_v nor_o do_v they_o engage_v thei●_n heart_n and_o labour_n to_o get_v they_o up_o with_o god●_n in_o duty_n as_o his_o people_n do_v i_o have_v intreate●_n thy_o favour_n with_o my_o whole_a heart_n say_v david_n psal._n 119._o 58._o 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be_v not_o for_o the_o closet_n but_o the_o synagogue_n matth._n 6._o 5._o 6._o not_o bu●_n that_o education_n example_n or_o the_o impulse_n o●_n conscience_n may_v sometime_o drive_v he_o thither_o but_o it_o be_v not_o his_o daily_a delight_n to_o be_v there_o his_o meat_n and_o drink_n to_o retire_v from_o the_o clamour_n of_o the_o world_n to_o enjoy_v god_n in_o secret_a ●tis_fw-la the_o observation_n of_o their_o duty_n be_v the_o great_a inducement_n to_o these_o man_n to_o perform_v they_o and_o very_o say_v our_o lord_n ver_fw-la 2._o they_o have_v their_o reward_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v it_o away_o or_o they_o have_v carry_v off_o all_o the_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n that_o ever_o they_o shall_v have_v by_o religion_n much_o good_a do_v they_o with_o their_o applause_n and_o honour_n let_v they_o make_v much_o of_o that_o airy_a reward_n for_o it_o be_v all_o that_o ever_o they_o shall_v have_v but_o now_o for_o a_o soul_n true_o gracious_a he_o can_v 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