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	lord_n	time_n	9,011	5	3.8322	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93343	Symptomes of growth & decay to godlinesse in LX. signs of a living and dying Christian. With the causes of decay, and remedies for recovery. / By Francis Smith.	Smith, Francis, fl. 1657-1689.	1660 (1660)	Wing S4030; Thomason E2114_2; ESTC R212664	107,653	255

lest_o they_o see_v with_o their_o eye_n and_o hear_v with_o their_o ear_n and_o understand_v with_o their_o heart_n and_o convert_v and_o be_v heal_v so_o rom._n 1._o 21_o 28._o because_o that_o when_o they_o know_v god_n they_o glorify_v he_o not_o as_o god_n neither_o be_v thankful_a but_o become_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n and_o their_o foolish_a heart_n be_v darken_v and_o even_o as_o they_o do_v not_o like_a to_o retain_v god_n in_o their_o knowledge_n god_n give_v they_o over_o to_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n to_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o convenient_a for_o this_o cause_n god_n shall_v send_v they_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v a_o lie_n that_o they_o all_o may_v be_v damn_v who_o believe_v not_o the_o truth_n but_o have_v pleasure_n in_o unrighteousness_n now_o such_o before_o judgement_n as_o these_o be_v come_v upon_o and_o procure_v by_o many_o who_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n profess_v to_o be_v most_o spiritual_a live_v as_o the_o almost_o most_o carnal_a little_o mind_v because_o great_o ignorant_a of_o those_o spiritual_a cause_n they_o may_v run_v into_o to_o the_o bring_n upon_o themselves_o such_o spiritual_a judgement_n or_o sickness_n and_o affliction_n as_o these_o and_o indeed_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o such_o affliction_n be_v not_o fear_v before_o they_o come_v to_o the_o provoke_a such_o to_o walk_v so_o as_o may_v prevent_v their_o come_n but_o ignorance_n of_o the_o scripture_n they_o not_o converse_v often_o with_o they_o to_o the_o well_o inform_v themselves_o what_o judgement_n may_v come_v on_o their_o mind_n and_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n god_n assign_v of_o their_o come_n so_o as_o to_o be_v in_o tremble_v and_o dread_a continual_o to_o the_o keep_n themselves_o out_o of_o that_o channel_n where_o such_o bitter_a water_n run_v again_o there_o be_v outward_a sickness_n and_o affliction_n and_o they_o be_v such_o as_o these_o deut._n 28._o 58_o 59_o 60._o if_o thou_o will_v not_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n that_o thou_o may_v fear_v this_o glorious_a and_o fearful_a name_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n then_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v thy_o plague_n wonderful_a and_o the_o plague_n of_o thy_o seed_n even_o great_a plague_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n sore_a sickness_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n moreover_o he_o will_v bring_v upon_o thou_o all_o the_o disease_n of_o egypt_n which_o thou_o be_v afraid_a of_o and_o they_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o thou_o levit._fw-la 26._o 15_o 16._o if_o you_o shall_v despise_v my_o statute_n or_o if_o your_o soul_n shall_v abhor_v my_o judgement_n that_o you_o will_v not_o do_v they_o but_o that_o you_o break_v my_o covenant_n i_o also_o will_v do_v this_o to_o you_o i_o will_v even_o appoint_v over_o you_o terror_n consumption_n and_o the_o burn_a ague_n that_o shall_v consume_v the_o eye_n and_o cause_n sorrow_n of_o heart_n 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16._o 14._o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o saul_n and_o a_o evil_a spirit_n from_o the_o lord_n trouble_v he_o psal_n 51._o 7._o take_v not_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n from_o i_o neh._n 9_o 30._o yet_o many_o year_n do_v thou_o for_o bear_v they_o and_o testify_v against_o they_o by_o thy_o spirit_n in_o thy_o prophet_n yet_o will_v they_o not_o give_v ear_n therefore_o give_v thou_o they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n but_o they_o rebel_v and_o vex_v his_o holy_a spirit_n therefore_o be_v he_o turn_v to_o be_v their_o enemy_n and_o fight_v against_o they_o by_o these_o scripture_n we_o may_v see_v that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n company_n may_v be_v put_v away_o from_o we_o through_o ungracious_a

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