Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	dead_a	die_v	sin_n	16,958	5	5.5972	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87806	Five seasonable sermons. As they were preached before eminent auditories, upon several arguments. / By Paul Knell Master in Arts, of Clare-Hall in Cambridge. Sometimes chaplain to a regiment of curiasiers in His late Majesties Army.	Knell, Paul, 1615?-1664.; Knell, Paul, 1615?-1664. Israel and England paralelled.; Knell, Paul, 1615?-1664. Looking-glasse for Levellers.	1660 (1660)	Wing K678; Thomason E1766_2; ESTC R209658	76,872	199

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we_o shall_v see_v that_o which_o st._n austin_n so_o much_o wish_v to_o see_v christum_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la christ_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o that_o which_o many_o prophet_n and_o king_n desire_v to_o see_v and_o can_v not_o see_v it_o they_o see_v this_o sight_n indeed_o afar_o off_o which_o do_v not_o a_o little_a cheer_n their_o heart_n abraham_n rejoice_v say_v our_o saviour_n to_o see_v my_o day_n and_o he_o see_v it_o and_o be_v glad_a john_n 8.56_o but_o when_o simeon_n see_v he_o in_o the_o temple_n his_o eye_n be_v satisfy_v with_o see_v close_v they_o now_o lord_n say_v he_o let_v i_o die_v in_o peace_n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n and_o we_o may_v observe_v here_o by_o the_o way_n that_o if_o ever_o we_o will_v see_v christ_n in_o heaven_n we_o must_v first_o see_v he_o upon_o earth_n for_o though_o we_o can_v see_v he_o as_o simeon_n and_o these_o chief_a priest_n do_v with_o the_o eye_n of_o our_o body_n yet_o we_o may_v see_v he_o as_o abraham_n do_v with_o the_o perspective_n of_o our_o faith_n we_o may_v and_o we_o must_v see_v he_o through_o this_o glass_n dark_o before_o ever_o we_o can_v see_v he_o face_n to_o face_n a_o christian_a must_v not_o be_v like_o a_o cyclops_n with_o one_o eye_n the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n as_o peraldus_n observe_v must_v have_v two_o oculum_fw-la fidei_fw-la and_o oculum_fw-la gloriae_fw-la the_o eye_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o fruition_n we_o must_v walk_v by_o faith_n before_o we_o can_v walk_v by_o sight_n we_o must_v like_o jacob_n be_v first_o marry_v to_o blear-eyed_a leah_n before_o we_o can_v obtain_v beautiful_a rachel_n we_o must_v first_o see_v our_o saviour_n with_o the_o tender_a eye_n of_o faith_n before_o ever_o we_o can_v behold_v he_o with_o the_o bright_a eye_n of_o glory_n now_o though_o our_o saviour_n pronounce_v they_o bless_v that_o have_v not_o see_v and_o yet_o have_v believe_v and_o though_o faith_n be_v define_v by_o the_o apostle_n the_o evidence_n of_o 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come_n be_v fulfil_v first_o that_o prophecy_n gen._n 49.10_o point_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o birth_n the_o sceptre_n be_v then_o depart_v from_o judah_n the_o jew_n pay_v contribution_n they_o be_v tributary_n to_o the_o roman_n second_o that_o prophecy_n mic._n 5.2_o point_v out_o the_o place_n of_o his_o nativity_n he_o be_v bear_v in_o bethleem_n of_o judea_n which_o be_v the_o place_n assign_v for_o christ_n birth_n as_o these_o chief_a priest_n or_o their_o predecessor_n tell_v king_n herod_n but_o if_o neither_o the_o time_n nor_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n yet_o his_o miracle_n may_v perfect_o assure_v they_o that_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n and_o therefore_o when_o st._n john_n baptist_n send_v two_o of_o his_o disciple_n to_o ask_v he_o if_o he_o be_v christ_n all_o the_o answer_n he_o will_v return_v by_o they_o be_v this_o go_v and_o show_v john_n again_o those_o thing_n you_o do_v hear_v and_o see_v the_o blind_a receive_v their_o sight_n the_o deaf_a hear_v the_o lame_a walk_n the_o leper_n be_v cleanse_v the_o dead_a be_v raise_v up_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 11.4_o 5._o and_o when_o christ_n come_v some_o ask_v the_o question_n shall_v he_o do_v more_o miracle_n than_o these_o which_o this_o man_n do_v john_n 7.31_o though_o the_o chief_a priest_n then_o will_v not_o believe_v his_o word_n yet_o they_o may_v have_v believe_v he_o for_o his_o work_n sake_n but_o neither_o of_o these_o will_v prevail_v with_o they_o they_o have_v ear_n yet_o will_v not_o hear_v they_o have_v eye_n yet_o will_v not_o see_v which_o be_v a_o most_o notorious_a aggravation_n of_o their_o treason_n for_o have_v they_o be_v stark_o blind_a their_o sin_n haply_o may_v have_v be_v remit_v but_o because_o see_v they_o will_v not_o see_v therefore_o their_o sin_n remain_v and_o this_o sin_n of_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o the_o very_a sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o against_o conscience_n out_o of_o mere_a malice_n they_o conspire_v to_o put_v this_o heir_n to_o death_n and_o i_o pray_v god_n the_o ringleader_n of_o our_o rebellious_a reformation_n be_v not_o guilty_a of_o the_o selfsame_a sin_n for_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v out_o of_o a_o despetate_fw-la inveterate_a malice_n that_o they_o persist_v in_o their_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o best_a of_o king_n but_o these_o traitor_n shall_v bring_v up_o the_o rear_n of_o my_o discourse_n i_o pass_v therefore_o from_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o text_n the_o person_n that_o the_o chief_a priest_n conspire_v against_o which_o be_v the_o heir_n to_o the_o three_o which_o be_v the_o formal_a cause_n or_o manner_n of_o their_o conspiracy_n they_o reason_v among_o themselves_o say_v come_v let_v we_o kill_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o reason_v treason_n be_v a_o sin_n of_o deliberation_n a_o study_a sin_n these_o chief_a priest_n reason_v they_o argue_v the_o case_n all_o sin_n be_v not_o cognita_fw-la know_v sin_n there_o be_v sin_n of_o ignorance_n as_o well_o as_o sin_n of_o knowledge_n but_o there_o be_v neither_o ignorartia_n facti_fw-la nor_o ignorantia_fw-la juris_fw-la in_o treason_n it_o be_v wilful_o contrive_v and_o complot_v it_o be_v a_o premeditate_a sin_n to_o sin_v out_o of_o infirmity_n or_o ignorance_n to_o be_v overtake_v in_o a_o fault_n this_o be_v but_o as_o it_o be_v chance-medley_o pardonable_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n but_o to_o sin_n with_o a_o full_a career_n of_o set_a purpose_n to_o consult_v about_o it_o this_o be_v no_o less_o than_o wilful_a murder_n a_o sin_n that_o never_o must_v go_v unpardoned_a and_o yet_o this_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o these_o chief_a priest_n in_o our_o text_n they_o reason_v among_o themselves_o say_v come_v let_v we_o kill_v