Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	conscience_n	life_n	sin_n	4,202	5	4.3704	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61624	A sermon preached before the Queen at White-Hall, March the 13th, 1691/2 by the Right Reverend Father in God, Edward, Lord Bishop of Worcester.	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1692 (1692)	Wing S5664; ESTC R8160	16,936	42

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bound_n of_o the_o carnal_a and_o spiritual_a mind_n and_o consider_v the_o frequent_a impunity_n and_o security_n of_o bad_a man_n and_o the_o fear_n and_o trouble_n which_o the_o best_a be_v not_o exempt_v from_o it_o seem_v next_o to_o impossible_a to_o make_v out_o at_o least_o as_o to_o this_o life_n that_o to_o be_v carnal_o mind_v be_v death_n but_o to_o be_v spiritual_o mind_v be_v life_n and_o peace_n yet_o our_o apostle_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o confine_v the_o consequence_n here_o mention_v to_o another_o world_n although_o the_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o they_o be_v only_o there_o to_o be_v expect_v but_o if_o we_o attend_v to_o his_o scope_n and_o design_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o even_o in_o this_o life_n the_o result_n of_o a_o carnal_a mind_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o spiritual_a death_n and_o of_o a_o spiritual_a mind_n be_v life_n and_o peace_n for_o when_o s._n paul_n in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n have_v represent_v himself_o as_o carnal_a and_o sell_v under_o sin_n 7.14_o although_o there_o be_v great_a struggle_n between_o the_o conviction_n of_o his_o conscience_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o carnal_a inclination_n yet_o as_o long_o as_o the_o latter_a prevail_v so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o his_o mind_n and_o reason_n tell_v he_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v 20._o but_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o be_v convince_v he_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v do_v the_o more_o he_o reflect_v upon_o himself_o the_o more_o sad_a and_o miserable_a he_o find_v his_o condition_n to_o be_v as_o appear_v by_o that_o emphatical_a expression_n which_o follow_v upon_o it_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o 7.24_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n but_o he_o no_o soon_o find_v hope_n of_o delivery_n and_o escape_n out_o of_o that_o estate_n but_o he_o break_v forth_o into_o a_o transport_n of_o joy_n and_o inward_a satisfaction_n 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