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	good_a	5,850	5	3.6926	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30198	Reprobation asserted, or, The doctrine of eternal election & reprobation promiscuously handled in eleven chapters wherein the most material objections made by the opposers of this doctrine are fully answered, several doubts removed, and sundry cases of conscience resolved / by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1674 (1674)	Wing B5588; ESTC R30870	43,018	51

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they_o and_o also_o they_o shall_v beware_v they_o speak_v not_o wicked_o for_o he_o though_o it_o be_v as_o they_o think_v to_o justify_v his_o action_n the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o holy_a in_o all_o his_o work_n mat._n 11.25_o 1_o cor._n 2.8_o job_n 13.6_o 7_o 8._o psal._n 145.17_o chap._n viii_o whether_o eternal_a reprobation_n in_o its_o self_n or_o in_o its_o doctrine_n be_v in_o very_a deed_n a_o hindrance_n to_o any_o man_n in_o seek_v the_o salvation_n of_o his_o soul_n in_o my_o discourse_n upon_o this_o question_n i_o must_v entreat_v the_o reader_n to_o mind_n well_o what_o be_v premise_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o former_a chapter_n which_o be_v that_o reprobation_n make_v no_o man_n a_o sinner_n appoint_v no_o man_n to_o condemnation_n but_o leave_v he_o upright_o after_o all_o so_o then_o though_o god_n do_v leave_v the_o most_o of_o man_n without_o the_o bound_n of_o his_o election_n his_o so_o do_v be_v neither_o in_o itself_o nor_o 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