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	put_v	5,228	5	5.8876	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76798	Expositions and sermons upon the ten first chapters of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Matthew. Written by Christopher Blackwood, preacher to a Church of Christ in the city of Dublin in Ireland.	Blackwood, Christopher.	1659 (1659)	Wing B3098; ESTC R207680	612,607	923

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say_v it_o be_v not_o you_o that_o speak_v but_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o father_n that_o speak_v in_o you_o will_v a_o father_n leave_v a_o child_n when_o he_o know_v he_o be_v in_o hazard_n of_o life_n for_o his_o father_n sake_n and_o will_v your_o heavenly_a father_n leave_v you_o in_o danger_n for_o the_o witness_n of_o his_o truth_n sure_o no._n and_o look_v as_o the_o preparation_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o answer_n of_o the_o tongue_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n prov._n 16.1_o so_o shall_v the_o spirit_n not_o only_o dictate_v unto_o you_o fit_a argument_n and_o apology_n but_o also_o shall_v form_v your_o tongue_n to_o express_v they_o even_o to_o the_o astonishment_n of_o your_o adversary_n the_o council_n act_v 4.13_o when_o they_o see_v the_o boldness_n of_o peter_n and_o john_n and_o perceive_v that_o they_o be_v unlearned_a and_o ignorant_a man_n they_o marvel_v act_v 5.27_o 28_o 29._o act_n 7.51_o 52_o 53_o 54._o now_o in_o that_o christ_n say_v it_o be_v not_o you_o it_o 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our_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n from_o all_o unchaste_a and_o unholy_a lust_n jam._n 4.8_o cleanse_v your_o hand_n and_o purify_v your_o heart_n from_o what_o even_o from_o all_o filthiness_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n thy_o body_n be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v not_o defile_v it_o 1_o cor._n 6.19_o remedy_n against_o heart-lust_n through_o the_o eye_n 1_o beware_v of_o private_a converse_v man_n and_o woman_n together_o a_o christian_a man_n be_v command_v to_o confer_v with_o a_o christian_a woman_n with_o all_o chastity_n 1_o tim._n 5.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o call_v back_o your_o heart_n from_o meditation_n of_o beauty_n and_o feature_n to_o better_a meditation_n the_o absence_n of_o holy_a thought_n cause_v the_o lord_n to_o deliver_v we_o up_o to_o vain_a thought_n psal_n 81.10_o 11._o i_o give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n and_o they_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o counsel_n rom._n 1.24_o 26_o 28._o as_o they_o like_v not_o to_o 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res_fw-la tibi_fw-la agito_fw-la that_o be_v look_v to_o thy_o own_o affair_n conditione_n tua_fw-la non_fw-la utar_fw-la in_o sever_a the_o betrothing_n placuit_fw-la renunciationem_fw-la interv_v enire_fw-la let_v he_o give_v she_o a_o write_n of_o divorcement_n this_o be_v a_o writing_n whereby_o the_o husband_n command_v his_o wife_n to_o depart_v from_o he_o the_o form_n whereof_o be_v as_o grotius_n mention_n this_o of_o my_o own_o accord_n and_o no_o man_n compulsion_n i_o have_v decree_v to_o leave_v refuse_v and_o put_v away_o from_o i_o thou_o hitherto_o my_o wife_n and_o even_o now_o do_v send_v thou_o away_o forsake_v and_o refuse_v thou_o and_o cast_v thou_o away_o from_o i_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v in_o thy_o own_o power_n and_o may_v depart_v whither_o thou_o list_v at_o thy_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n neither_o let_v any_o man_n at_o any_o time_n forbid_v it_o and_o so_o be_v thou_o let_v go_v that_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a for_o thou_o to_o marry_v to_o what_o 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