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	sin_n	10,560	5	4.5293	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84930	A friendly letter to all young men who are desirous to live Godly lives, and are true members of the Church of England. Imprimatur Octob. the 5th. 1688. R.M.		1688 (1688)	Wing F2222; ESTC R226182	5,037	8

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a_o friendly_a letter_n to_o all_z young_z man_n who_o be_v desirous_a to_o live_v godly_a life_n and_o be_v true_a member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n imprimatur_fw-la octob._n the_o 5_o 1688._o r._n m._n dear_o belove_a brethren_n and_o fellow_n member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n it_o be_v to_o you_o that_o i_o now_o write_v as_o a_o friend_n and_o a_o brother_n for_o i_o be_o sure_a we_o shall_v be_v so_o one_o to_o another_o and_o our_o saviour_n make_v it_o the_o great_a visible_a badge_n of_o christianity_n for_o he_o say_v by_o this_o shall_v all_o man_n know_v that_o you_o be_v my_o disciple_n if_o you_o have_v love_n one_o for_o another_o now_o to_o love_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n and_o our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o be_v the_o true_a foundation_n of_o christianity_n let_v we_o encourage_v one_o another_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o duty_n just_a now_o mention_v and_o let_v we_o not_o refuse_v the_o hard_a and_o most_o 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