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	year_n	5,105	5	4.8745	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27168	Claustrum animae, the reformed monastery, or, The love of Jesus a sure and short, pleasant and easie way to Heaven in meditations, directions, and resolutions to love and obey Jesus unto death : in two parts.	Beaulieu, Luke, 1644 or 5-1723.	1677 (1677)	Wing B1571; ESTC R23675	94,944	251

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the_o flame_n and_o ardency_n thereof_o 6._o 6._o love_n be_v as_o strong_a as_o death_n and_o death_n be_v very_o strong_a 121._o magnum_fw-la verbum_fw-la fortis_fw-la ut_fw-la mors_fw-la dilectio_fw-la magnificentius_fw-la exprimi_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la fortitudo_fw-la charitatis_fw-la quis_fw-la enim_fw-la morti_fw-la resistat_fw-la ignibus_fw-la undis_fw-la ferro_fw-la regibus_fw-la resistitur_fw-la venit_fw-la una_fw-la mors_fw-la quis_fw-la ei_fw-la resistit_fw-la nihil_fw-la illa_fw-la fortius_fw-la propterea_fw-la viribus_fw-la ejus_fw-la charitas_fw-la comparatur_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 121._o strong_a than_o all_o visible_a creature_n we_o daily_o fight_v against_o death_n and_o beat_v it_o back_o by_o rest_n and_o food_n and_o physic_n we_o dispute_v the_o victory_n with_o it_o many_o year_n but_o it_o be_v ever_o victorious_a at_o last_o so_o be_v love_n it_o never_o give_v over_o till_o it_o have_v conquer_v all_o opposition_n it_o be_v courage_n increase_v 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can_v better_v express_v the_o irresistible_a power_n of_o love_n than_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v as_o strong_a as_o death_n §._o 24._o the_o four_o the_o last_o property_n of_o love_n i_o shall_v now_o mention_v be_v that_o love_n sweeten_v bitter_a thing_n make_v our_o labour_n pleasant_a and_o even_o our_o suffering_n delightful_a how_o heavy_a be_v that_o yoke_n which_o be_v impose_v by_o a_o ungrateful_a hand_n the_o soldier_n press_v to_o the_o service_n can_v hardly_o bear_v his_o arm_n but_o he_o that_o be_v enrol_v by_o love_n think_v they_o light_a and_o bear_v they_o with_o pleasure_n the_o slave_n that_o work_v in_o the_o mine_n count_v his_o very_a life_n a_o burden_n the_o niggard_n that_o work_v much_o hard_a like_v well_o his_o drudgery_n because_o the_o love_n of_o riches_n be_v his_o taskmaster_n he_o that_o serve_v his_o master_n out_o of_o fear_n work_v faint_o and_o with_o a_o heavy_a heart_n he_o that_o serve_v he_o out_o of_o love_n do_v it_o diligent_o and_o 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