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	judgement_n	4,265	5	6.1046	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81077	The kingdom of darkness: or the history of dæmons, specters, witches, apparitions, possessions, disturbances, and other wonderful and supernatural delusions, mischievous feats, and malicious impostures of the Devil Containing near fourscore memorable relations, forreign and domestick, both antient and modern. Collected from authentick records, real attestations, credible evidences, and asserted by authors of undoubted verity. Together with a preface obviating the common objections and allegations of the sadduces and atheists of the age, who deny the being of spirits, witches, &c. With pictures of several memorable accidents. By R. B. Licensed and entred according to order.	R. B., 1632?-1725?; Drapentier, Jan, fl. 1674-1713.	1688 (1688)	Wing C7342; ESTC R224752	121,198	192

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good_a every_o thing_n that_o john_n have_v relate_v though_o they_o know_v nothing_o of_o what_o he_o have_v tell_v before_o add_v also_o more_o particular_o that_o the_o place_n where_o he_o pipe_v to_o they_o be_v maybuck_n several_a other_o relation_n like_o these_o bodin_n set_v down_o which_o these_o sensible_a effect_n of_o be_v so_o far_o distant_a from_o home_n and_o be_v find_v naked_a in_o the_o field_n and_o the_o like_a do_v evince_n to_o be_v no_o freak_n of_o melancholy_a but_o certain_a truth_n ibidem_fw-la lviii_o in_o 1649._o a_o common_a report_n be_v spread_v of_o a_o eminent_a wizzard_n or_o conjurer_n name_v robert_n or_o hob_n grieve_v haunt_v about_o the_o town_n of_o lauder_n in_o scotland_n and_o deceive_v many_o simple_a people_n he_o be_v at_o length_n discover_v apprehend_v and_o commit_v prisoner_n in_o this_o town_n and_o after_o many_o shift_n and_o denial_n he_o be_v at_o length_n bring_v to_o a_o serious_a acknowledgement_n of_o his_o guilt_n and_o 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a_o open_a confession_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o profession_n of_o her_o faith_n in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a multitude_n declare_v likewise_o the_o hope_n she_o have_v to_o obtain_v a_o better_a life_n hereafter_o be_v ask_v if_o she_o will_v have_v a_o psalm_n sing_v she_o reply_v most_o willing_o and_o desire_v they_o to_o sing_v the_o lamentation_n of_o a_o sinner_n which_o begin_v thus_o lord_n turn_v not_o away_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o etc._n etc._n after_o which_o she_o end_v her_o life_n and_o notwithstanding_o her_o wicked_a life_n we_o may_v have_v charitable_a hope_n that_o she_o be_v true_o penitent_a at_o the_o last_o and_o rest_v in_o peace_n treatise_n of_o witchcraft_n lxvii_o the_o next_o year_n after_o in_o 1618._o