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	life_n	spiritual_a	6,035	5	7.0600	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09668	The mirrour of religious perfection deuided into foure bookes. Written in Italian by the R. F. Lucas Pinelli, of the Society of Iesus. And translated into English by a Father of the same Society.	Pinelli, Luca, 1542-1607.; Everard, Thomas, 1560-1633.; Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?, attributed name.	1618 (1618)	STC 19938; ESTC S114703	239,460	604

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three_o antidote_n be_v so_o proper_a to_o religion_n as_o the_o religious_a who_o either_o make_v little_a esteem_n thereof_o or_o use_v it_o not_o be_v always_o sore_o sick_a the_o sickness_n and_o infirmity_n be_v evil_a enough_o when_o the_o mind_n be_v disquiet_v by_o impatience_n 4._o son_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n when_o any_o thing_n befall_v troublesome_a unto_o thou_o in_o religion_n when_o some_o great_a labour_n be_v to_o be_v undertake_v or_o adversity_n to_o be_v bear_v thou_o do_v not_o use_v patience_n but_o be_v trouble_v murmur_v and_o afflict_v have_v thou_o not_o give_v over_o the_o world_n to_o suffer_v adversity_n for_o the_o love_n of_o i_o have_v thou_o not_o resolve_v with_o thyself_o to_o endure_v all_o thing_n though_o sore_o and_o painful_a for_o the_o good_a of_o thy_o soul_n whence_o be_v it_o then_o that_o when_o