Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	devil_n	power_n	sin_n	9,646	5	4.8933	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20887	Two sermons one on the subject of justification, the other on the imputed righteousness imputation of faith to righteousness, by which we are justified : preached occaisionally at the Merchants-Lecture in Pin-makers-Hall in Broad-street : and printed by their desire / by Walter Cross ...	Cross, Walter, M.A.	1695 (1695)	Wing C7266	44,724	48

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this_o be_v to_o leave_v the_o question_n about_o justify_v grace_n and_o to_o dispute_v about_o sanctify_a grace_n a_o four_o argument_n be_v from_o the_o nature_n and_o the_o kind_n of_o justify_v act_n as_o to_o its_o original_a it_o be_v gracious_a as_o to_o its_o object_n it_o be_v pardon_n put_v these_o two_o together_o a_o gracious_a pardon_n and_o it_o suppose_v the_o object_n under_o great_a guilt_n and_o misery_n for_o 1._o grace_n be_v goodness_n in_o all_o its_o variety_n and_o fullness_n when_o the_o lord_n proclaim_v his_o own_o graciousness_n exod._n 34.6_o he_o describe_v it_o by_o abundance_n of_o goodness_n and_o truth_n tenderness_n of_o mercy_n and_o longness_n of_o suffering_n and_o this_o as_o the_o spring_n of_o pardon_v grace_n keep_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o forgive_a iniquity_n and_o transgression_n and_o sin_n where_o the_o person_n be_v just_a by_o a_o constitute_v law_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o such_o amplification_n of_o goodness_n for_o if_o it_o 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