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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76800	The storming of Antichrist, in his two last and strongest garrisons; of compulsion of conscience, and infants babptisme [sic]. Wherein is set down a way and manner for cburch [sic] constitution; together with markes to know right constituted churches, from all other societies in the world. Also the cruelty inequality and injustice of compulsion for conscience, by 29. arguments is opened; with an answer to 26. objections brought for the same. Also 12. arguments against the baptizing of infants; with an answer to 26. objections brought for the same. Wherein is displayed to the view of all, from the testimonies of Scriptures, Fathers, councels; the mischiefs, uncertainties, novelties, and absudities [sic] that do attend the same. Wherein is answered the most valid arguments brought by St. Martiall, in his sermon preached in the Abbey Church at Westminister, for the defence hereof. With an answer to Mr. Blake his arguments, in his book cald Birth-priviledge; and to the arguments of divers others. As also a catechisme, wherein is cleerely opened the doctrine of baptisme, together with a resolution of divers questions and cases of conscience, about baptisme. Written by Ch. Blackwood, out of his earnest desire he hath to a thorow reformation, having formerly seen the mischiefs of half reformations.	Blackwood, Christopher.	1644 (1644)	Wing B3103; Thomason E22_15; ESTC R7842	101,204	126

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of_o the_o sea_n upon_o dry_a ground_n so_o that_o the_o israelite_n be_v baptise_a spiritual_o in_o the_o cloud_n and_o sea_n because_o for_o the_o miracle_n which_o they_o see_v in_o the_o cloud_n and_o sea_n they_o believe_v we_o see_v there_o unbelief_n vers_fw-la 11.12_o because_o there_o be_v no_o grave_n in_o egypt_n have_v thou_o take_v we_o to_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o vers_n 19_o we_o see_v the_o pillar_n of_o the_o cloud_n stand_v behind_o they_o and_z vers_n 20._o it_o be_v a_o cloud_n and_o darkness_n to_o they_o but_o give_v light_n to_o those_o and_o vers_fw-la 21.22_o moses_n stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n over_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o lord_n cause_v the_o sea_n to_o go_v back_o all_o that_o night_n and_o make_v the_o sea_n dry_a land_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o same_o sea_n swallow_v up_o the_o egyptian_n vers_fw-la 23.24.25.26.27.28_o when_o they_o see_v the_o cloud_n thus_o over_o they_o and_o 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