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	good_a	time_n	5,951	5	3.7938	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66558	The vanity of mans present state proved and applyed in a sermon on Psalm 39.5. With divers sermons of the saints communion with God, and safety under his protection, in order to their future glory, on Psalm 73. 23, 24, 25, 26. By the late able and faithful minister of the Word John Wilson	Wilson, John, minister of the Word.; Golborne, J.	1676 (1676)	Wing W2905; ESTC R218560	137,734	239

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no_o it_o yield_v nothing_o but_o disappointment_n and_o vexation_n who_o more_o likely_a in_o regard_n either_o of_o interest_n in_o god_n or_o his_o own_o wisdom_n to_o direct_v his_o labour_n to_o a_o good_a issue_n than_o solomon_n who_o know_v better_o how_o to_o manage_v they_o than_o he_o and_o yet_o how_o ineffectual_a his_o labour_n be_v and_o how_o far_o they_o be_v from_o answer_v his_o end_n he_o himself_o show_v what_o profit_n say_v he_o have_v a_o man_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n which_o he_o take_v under_o the_o sun_n eccles._n 1._o 3._o again_o than_o i_o look_v on_o all_o the_o work_n that_o my_o hand_n have_v wrought_v and_o on_o the_o labour_n i_o have_v labour_v to_o do_v and_o behold_v all_o be_v vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n and_o there_o be_v no_o profit_n under_o the_o sun_n yea_o i_o hate_v all_o my_o labour_n which_o i_o have_v take_v under_o the_o sun_n because_o i_o shall_v leave_v it_o unto_o the_o man_n that_o shall_v be_v after_o i_o eccles._n 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their_o faith_n and_o confident_a dependence_n on_o he_o this_o promise_n be_v worth_a mountain_n of_o gold_n how_o great_a a_o matter_n be_v it_o to_o have_v a_o faithful_a a_o skilful_a guide_n that_o we_o may_v put_v confidence_n in_o one_o that_o will_v not_o fail_v his_o people_n that_o be_v faithful_a in_o his_o promise_n and_o in_o his_o proceed_n prov._n 13._o 17._o a_o faithful_a ambassador_n be_v health_n 4._o he_o be_v his_o people_n only_a guide_n so_o far_o be_v he_o above_o all_o other_o guide_v that_o there_o be_v none_o fit_a to_o bear_v that_o name_n with_o he_o deut._n 32._o 12._o the_o lord_n alone_o do_v lead_v he_o that_o be_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n there_o be_v indeed_o the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n but_o that_o be_v such_o a_o subservient_fw-fr inconsiderable_a thing_n that_o moses_n himself_o decline_v the_o mention_n of_o it_o ascribe_v the_o conduct_n of_o israel_n to_o god_n only_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o his_o servant_n depend_v only_o on_o he_o psal._n 65._o 2._o oh_o thou_o that_o hear_v prayer_n and_o work_v deliverance_n and_o ascribe_v their_o welfare_n only_o to_o he_o psal._n 4._o 8._o thou_o lord_n only_o make_v i_o dwell_v in_o safety_n 5._o he_o be_v a_o continual_a guide_n he_o be_v ready_a upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o conduct_v and_o lead_v they_o he_o do_v it_o not_o for_o a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o during_o their_o whole_a life_n psal._n 48._o 14._o this_o god_n be_v our_o god_n for_o ever_o he_o will_v be_v our_o guide_n even_o unto_o death_n isa._n 58._o 11._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v guide_v thou_o continual_o he_o never_o cease_v guide_v they_o till_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o through_o all_o danger_n till_o he_o have_v receive_v they_o up_o to_o glory_n 6._o god_n be_v a_o effectual_a guide_n to_o his_o servant_n and_o that_o in_o two_o respect_n 1._o he_o make_v they_o close_o with_o his_o guidance_n when_o he_o see_v they_o go_v astray_o he_o constrain_v they_o to_o close_v with_o his_o counsel_n and_o to_o be_v obsequious_a to_o his_o conduct_n when_o he_o see_v they_o wander_v he_o call_v to_o they_o say_v isa._n 30._o 21._o this_o be_v the_o way_n walk_v in_o it_o when_o they_o be_v go_v astray_o turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a either_o in_o prosperity_n or_o adversity_n god_n take_v they_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o hand_n and_o make_v they_o to_o go_v along_o with_o he_o he_o deliver_v to_o they_o his_o advice_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o close_v with_o it_o jer._n 18._o 2._o go_v down_o to_o the_o potter_n house_n and_o there_o i_o will_v cause_v thou_o to_o hear_v my_o word_n ezek._n 32._o he_o cause_v i_o to_o eat_v the_o roll_n what_o a_o magnetism_n be_v there_o in_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n when_o he_o speak_v to_o simon_n and_o andrew_n what_o a_o attractive_a and_o draw_a power_n have_v they_o mark_v 1._o 18._o for_o they_o straightway_o forsake_v their_o net_n and_o follow_v he_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n that_o the_o word_n of_o a_o 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