Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	darkness_n	light_n	sit_v	4,096	5	7.9251	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63045	The soul's communion with her savior. Or, The history of our Lord Jesus Christ, written by the four evangelists digested into devotional meditations. The first part.	Traherne, Philip, d. ca. 1725.	1685 (1685)	Wing T2019A; ESTC R220906	52,296	223

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the_o direction_n they_o receive_v from_o heaven_n leave_v all_o to_o go_v unto_o bethlehem_n and_o see_v that_o 2._o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v know_v unto_o they_o where_o they_o find_v the_o babe_n lie_v in_o a_o manger_n that_o i_o also_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o like_a joy_n in_o believe_v what_o they_o find_v verify_v by_o this_o sign_n which_o the_o angel_n have_v give_v they_o may_v bold_o publish_v thy_o goodness_n and_o truth_n together_o with_o my_o own_o grateful_a apprehension_n of_o it_o as_o these_o shepherd_n do_v who_o when_o they_o have_v see_v it_o make_v know_v abroad_o the_o say_v which_o be_v tell_v they_o concern_v that_o 〈◊〉_d and_o return_v 2._o glorify_v and_o praise_v god_n for_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v hear_v and_o 〈◊〉_d §._o 4._o and_o how_o can_v they_o do_v less_o have_v so_o late_o see_v a_o multitude_n of_o the_o heavenly_a host_n praise_v god_n and_o say_n glory_n to_o god_n in_o the_o high_a and_o on_o earth_n peace_n 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thy_o 〈◊〉_d presence_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o let_v that_o lov_n of_o god_n which_o be_v thus_o manifest_v towards_o we_o by_o send_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n into_o the_o world_n that_o we_o may_v liv_o throu_fw-fr him_n even_o when_o we_o be_v enemy_n to_o god_n and_o all_o goodness_n powerfu_o engage_v we_o to_o the_o practice_n and_o improvement_n of_o that_o peace_n thou_o have_v restore_v upon_o earth_n by_o transcribe_v the_o most_o excellent_a copy_n of_o thy_o good_a will_n towards_o man_n for_o if_o god_n so_o love_v we_o we_o ought_v also_o to_o lov_v one_o another_o upon_o the_o unfeigned_a discharge_n of_o which_o grateful_a and_o advantageous_a duty_n the_o whole_a success_n of_o his_o mean_n of_o grace_n and_o our_o hope_n of_o glory_n do_v so_o much_o depend_v that_o without_o follow_v those_o thing_n which_o make_v for_o peace_n as_o well_o as_o holiness_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n §._o 5._o now_o all_o they_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 2._o 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glorify_v thy_o name_n for_o so_o suitabl_a a_o 〈◊〉_d that_o what_o be_v write_v by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n be_v fulfil_v for_o unto_o we_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v unto_o we_o a_o son_n be_v give_v and_o the_o government_n shall_v be_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n and_o of_o the_o increase_n of_o his_o government_n and_o peace_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o end_n lord_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o such_o as_o call_v themselves_o after_o thy_o name_n be_v no_o less_o contentious_a and_o bloody_a than_o 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v stranger_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o thy_o gospel_n how_o long_o shall_v christendom_n be_v the_o scene_n of_o those_o tragic_a war_n and_o injurious_a villainy_n which_o barbarian_n detest_v and_o blush_v at_o o_o be_v thou_o please_v to_o extend_v thy_o golden_a sceptre_n over_o the_o earth_n that_o the_o

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