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	think_v	5,509	5	4.3139	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40632	A treatise of faith and repentance by Francis Fuller ...	Fuller, Francis, 1637?-1701.	1685 (1685)	Wing F2386; ESTC R7233	53,021	156

before_o we_o die_v because_o paul_n be_v or_o be_v raise_v to_o life_n when_o dead_a because_o lazarus_n be_v as_o to_o find_v mercy_n upon_o a_o late_a repentance_n because_o this_o die_a thief_n do_v who_o that_o right_o understand_v themselves_o will_v venture_v their_o life_n in_o that_o physician_n be_v hand_n that_o never_o cure_v but_o one_o of_o all_o that_o he_o undertake_v the_o cure_n of_o eat_v of_o that_o food_n of_o which_o all_o but_o one_o that_o eat_v die_v turn_v thief_n because_o one_o of_o those_o many_o that_o do_v be_v pardon_v much_o less_o run_v the_o hazard_n of_o a_o late_a repentance_n from_o this_o single_a instance_n because_o at_o the_o same_o time_n there_o be_v a_o instance_n of_o mercy_n in_o he_o there_o be_v one_o of_o justice_n in_o the_o other_o one_o save_v that_o none_o shall_v despair_v and_o but_o one_o that_o none_o shall_v presume_v and_o yet_o how_o many_o be_v there_o viz._n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o who_o the_o cross_n of_o this_o thief_n have_v prove_v a_o stumbling-block_n as_o that_o of_o christ_n in_o 23._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 23._o another_o sense_n be_v to_o the_o jew_n at_o which_o they_o have_v stumble_v and_o fall_v into_o hell_n and_o this_o great_a instance_n of_o salvation_n through_o a_o ill_a use_n of_o it_o prove_v a_o occasion_n of_o damnation_n some_o through_o profaneness_n cast_v off_o all_o thought_n of_o death_n and_o repentance_n and_o some_o through_o presumption_n the_o thought_n of_o a_o sudden_a death_n and_o early_a repentance_n some_o cast_v off_o all_o thought_n of_o death_n though_o they_o be_v hourly_o depart_v as_o fast_o as_o the_o heaven_n can_v turn_v about_o day_n and_o night_n yet_o think_v not_o of_o it_o this_o day_n they_o have_v no_o thought_n of_o it_o nor_o to_o morrow_n they_o do_v not_o say_v as_o those_o epicure_n let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v 13._o isa_n 22._o 13._o for_o to_o morrow_n we_o shall_v die_v no_o more_o than_o they_o do_v believe_v it_o though_o they_o say_v so_o 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