Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	day_n	die_v	eat_v	5,786	5	6.8715	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86457	An exposition, or, A short, but full, plaine, and perfect epitome of the most choice commentaries upon the Revelation of Saint John. Especially of the most learned and judicious authors, as Bullinger of Helvetia, Francis Iunius, Thomas Brightman, Aug. Marlorate, Aug. de Civitate dei, but especially (among many) the excellent and learned David Pareus. With severall remarkable notes, observations, and doctrines very profitable. / As it was for the most part delivered by way of commentary in the parish-church of Sutton-Valence, Kanc [sic]. By Hezekiah Holland Anglo-hibernus, Minister of the Gospell at Sutton-Valence.	Holland, Hezekiah, fl. 1638-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing H2426; Thomason E606_1; ESTC R5543	143,079	206

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at_o this_o day_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o satan_n there_o i_o behold_v he_o as_o lightning_n fall_v from_o heaven_n say_v christ_n the_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n and_o christ_n death_n cast_v he_o out_o and_o destroy_v his_o kingdom_n thus_o christ_n enter_v the_o strong_a man_n house_n or_o kingdom_n and_o spoil_v it_o matth._n 12.29_o perchance_o here_o be_v some_o allusion_n to_o satan_n first_o cast_v out_o of_o heaven_n verse_n 9_o that_o old_a serpent_n call_v the_o devil_n and_o satan_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v call_v old_a because_o of_o a_o long_a stand_n even_o before_o the_o fall_n a_o serpent_n because_o of_o his_o craftiness_n and_o poison_n of_o sin_n wherewith_o he_o infect_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n a_o devil_n because_o a_o accuser_n and_o slanderer_n of_o the_o

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and_o of_o her_o plague_n 5._o because_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n be_v easy_o entice_v to_o sin_n fly_v out_o of_o she_o indeed_o traveller_n who_o real_o be_v not_o for_o rome_n must_v uncover_v the_o head_n and_o bow_v the_o knee_n by_o force_n at_o mass_n which_o be_v too_o much_o connivance_n even_o adoration_n therefore_o be_v not_o there_o fly_v out_o of_o babylon_n lest_o god_n be_v angry_a and_o you_o partake_v of_o her_o plague_n verse_n 5._o and_o her_o sin_n have_v reach_v unto_o heaven_n abel_n blood_n and_o the_o sodomite_n sin_n call_v to_o heaven_n in_o a_o metaphor_n for_o vengeance_n sin_n be_v of_o a_o cry_a nature_n especial_o spiritual_a whoredom_n note_v by_o her_o sin_n be_v of_o a_o more_o wicked_a and_o heinous_a nature_n then_o ordinary_a and_o god_n have_v remember_v her_o iniquity_n full_o to_o punish_v they_o otherwise_o god_n remember_v rome_n before_o though_o he_o for_o many_o reason_n forbear_v she_o the_o jesuit_n confess_v that_o rome_n shall_v be_v 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