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	life_n	see_v	9,818	5	3.5124	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55570	Tsofer bepaḥ, or, The bird in the cage, chirping four distinct notes to his consorts abroad I. of consideration, counsel and consolation, II. some experiences and observations gathered in affliction ..., III. the lamentations of Jeremiah ..., IV. a true Christians spiritual pilgrimage setting forth his afflicted and consolatory state in another metre : and as a preface hereto, an epistle to the Welsh churches, and a brief narrative of the former propagation and late restriction of the Gospel ... in Wales ... / by Vava. Powell.	Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.	1661 (1661)	Wing P3078; ESTC R19436	71,339	204

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16.6_o job_n 22.15_o whether_o way_n of_o darkness_n or_o light_n sincerity_n or_o hypocrisy_n spirituality_n or_o formality_n undefiled_a or_o spot_a the_o way_n of_o god_n commandment_n or_o of_o man_n tradition_n the_o way_n of_o honesty_n or_o dishonesty_n it_o be_v bad_a stand_n worse_z sitting_z but_o worst_a of_o all_o walk_a run_a persist_v and_o especial_o plead_v for_o any_o sinful_a way_n take_v heed_n therefore_o you_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o zion_n lest_o you_o be_v and_o continue_v in_o babylon_n but_o flee_v out_o of_o the_o midst_n there_o of_o 51.6_o of_o jer._n 51.6_o when_o god_n threaten_v to_o destroy_v she_o go_v or_o run_v out_o of_o she_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n but_o you_o must_v fly_v for_o her_o judgement_n will_v come_v sudden_o in_o one_o day_n nay_o in_o one_o hour_n death_n mourn_v and_o famine_n and_o she_o shall_v be_v utter_o burn_v up_o 19_o up_o rev._n 18.8_o 19_o and_o beware_v lest_o you_o lodge_v in_o her_o suburb_n or_o be_v 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