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	live_v	sin_n	15,494	5	5.7006	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92849	Christos kai kerdos. = Christ the life, and death the gain, of every true beleever: or, The life of a saint resolved into Christ, and His death into gain. Held forth clearly in a sermon preached at the late sad and solemn funeral of the right worshipful Rowland Wilson, Esq; a Member of the Parliament of England, and of the honorable Councel of State; and one of the aldermen and sheriffs of the city of London. By Obadiah Sedgvvick, B.D. and minister of the Gospel at Covent-Garden. Together with an epistle dedicatory: wherein is an exact account given upon some years more then ordinary experience of the superlative worth of this eminent servant of Christ, and of the Common-wealth. By George Cokayn, an unworthy teacher of the Gospel at Pancras Soper lane, London.	Sedgwick, Obadiah, 1600?-1658.; Cokayn, George, 1619-1691.	1650 (1650)	Wing S2368; Thomason E599_6; ESTC R206326	26,159	45

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χριστος_n και_n κερδος_n christ_n the_o life_n and_o death_n the_o gain_n of_o every_o true_a believer_n or_o the_o life_n of_o a_o saint_n resolve_v into_o christ_n and_o his_o death_n into_o gain_n hold_v forth_o clear_o in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o late_a sad_a and_o solemn_a funeral_n of_o the_o right_n worshipful_a rowland_n wilson_n esq_n a_o member_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n and_o of_o the_o honourable_a council_n of_o state_n and_o one_o of_o the_o alderman_n and_o sheriff_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n by_o obadiah_n sedgwick_n b._n d._n and_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n at_o covent-garden_n together_o with_o a_o epistle_n dedicatory_a wherein_o be_v a_o exact_a account_n give_v upon_o some_o year_n more_o than_o ordinary_a experience_n of_o the_o superlative_a worth_n of_o this_o eminent_a servant_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o commonwealth_n by_o george_n cokayn_n a_o unworthy_a teacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n at_o pancras_n soper_n lane_n 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