Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	destroy_v	devil_n	power_n	8,762	5	5.0803	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31414	Apostolici, or, The history of the lives, acts, death, and martyrdoms of those who were contemporary with, or immediately succeeded the apostles as also the most eminent of the primitive fathers for the first three hundred years : to which is added, a chronology of the three first ages of the church / by William Cave ...	Cave, William, 1637-1713.	1677 (1677)	Wing C1590; ESTC R13780	422,305	406

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lesser_a mystery_n when_o they_o be_v solemn_o initiate_v and_o take_v in_o and_o last_o after_o some_o time_n they_o arrive_v at_o the_o great_a mystery_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o most_o hide_a solemnity_n of_o all_o when_o they_o be_v admit_v to_o a_o full_a sight_n of_o the_o whole_a mystic_a scene_n and_o thenceforth_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o inspector_n and_o be_v oblige_v under_o a_o solemn_a oath_n not_o to_o discover_v these_o mysterious_a rite_n to_o any_o we_o can_v well_o suppose_v that_o the_o emperor_n adrian_n be_v put_v to_o observe_v these_o tedious_a method_n of_o initiation_n their_o mystic_a law_n be_v no_o doubt_n dispense_v with_o for_o so_o extraordinary_a a_o person_n and_o he_o at_o once_o become_v both_o a_o candidate_n and_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o thing_n which_o they_o sometime_o grant_v in_o some_o extraordinary_a case_n and_o not_o content_a to_o do_v thus_o at_o athens_n quadrat_fw-la athens_n de_fw-fr script_n in_o quadrat_fw-la s._n hierom_n tell_v we_o he_o be_v initiate_v into_o almost_o all_o the_o sacred_a rite_n of_o greece_n whence_o cit_fw-la whence_o loc._n supr_fw-la cit_fw-la tertullian_n just_o style_v he_o the_o searcher_n into_o all_o curious_a and_o hide_a mystery_n and_o 714._o and_o excerpt_v ex_fw-la dion_n à_fw-fr vale_n edit_fw-la p._n 714._o dion_n himself_o tell_v we_o of_o he_o that_o he_o be_v infinite_o curious_a and_o strange_o addict_v to_o all_o sort_n of_o divination_n and_o magic_a arts._n vi_o at_o athens_n adrian_n stay_v the_o whole_a winter_n where_o his_o busy_a and_o superstitious_a zeal_n be_v take_v notice_n of_o be_v warrant_n enough_o without_o further_a order_n for_o active_a zealot_n to_o pursue_v and_o oppress_v the_o christian_n the_o persecution_n grow_v so_o fierce_a and_o hot_a that_o the_o christian_n