Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	die_v	end_n	live_v	9,498	5	5.5392	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64808	Canaans flovvings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of many Christian experiences, sayings, &c. : with an appendix called The heathen improved, or, The Gibeonites hewing of wood, and drawing of water for the sanctuary / by Ralph Venning.	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1653 (1653)	Wing V198; ESTC R7804	72,507	246

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lessen_v their_o sin_n and_o s●y_n of_o it_o as_o jonathan_n in_o another_o case_n i_o have_v taste_v but_o a_o little_a honey_n on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o rod_n and_o i_o must_v die_v i_o have_v steal_v i_o have_v lie_v i_o have_v take_v a_o bribe_n i_o have_v use_v false_a weight_n and_o measure_n i_o have_v dissemble_v and_o equivocate_v but_o it_o be_v but_o for_o a_o little_a and_o must_v i_o die_v alas_o they_o that_o sin_n for_o a_o little_a will_v not_o find_v their_o sin_n little_a nay_o the_o sin_n be_v the_o great_a that_o man_n will_v transgress_v the_o good_a command_n of_o the_o great_a god_n for_o so_o little_a the_o less_o the_o temptation_n the_o great_a the_o sin_n if_o thou_o can_v find_v it_o in_o thy_o heart_n to_o sin_n so_o high_a at_o so_o low_a a_o rate_n at_o what_o a_o rate_n will_v thou_o sin_v for_o more_o if_o thou_o can_v sell_v christ_n for_o thirty_o piece_n what_o will_v thou_o do_v for_o a_o great_a price_n 273._o a_o man_n shall_v not_o hate_v the_o person_n for_o the_o sin_n sake_n nor_o love_v the_o sin_n for_o the_o person_n sake_n 274._o it_o be_v good_a to_o take_v the_o change_n of_o this_o world_n without_o change_v not_o to_o be_v exalt_v when_o we_o be_v exalt_v nor_o to_o be_v cast_v down_o when_o we_o be_v cast_v down_o but_o to_o carry_v it_o with_o a_o even_a frame_n towards_o god_n and_o man_n as_o have_v learn_v how_o to_o abound_v without_o pride_n and_o how_o to_o want_v without_o murmur_v 275._o be_v not_o curious_a nor_o busy_a in_o inquire_v after_o other_o man_n business_n he_o that_o mind_v the_o do_v of_o his_o own_o business_n will_v find_v business_n enough_o to_o do_v 276._o some_o man_n never_o forsake_v their_o sin_n till_o their_o sin_n forsake_v they_o they_o do_v wicked_o as_o they_o can_v and_o as_o long_o as_o they_o can_v and_o be_v their_o power_n as_o much_o as_o their_o will_n they_o will_v neither_o leave_v sin_n nor_o suffer_v sin_n to_o leave_v they_o they_o will_v as_o much_o as_o they_o 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all_o perfection_n up_o and_o he_o be_v that_o the_o praise_n of_o all_o other_o be_v with_o a_o but_o and_o a_o exception_n naaman_n be_v a_o mighty_a man_n but_o a_o leper_n such_o a_o one_o so_o and_o so_o but_o &c._n &c._n fair_a but_o foolish_a serious_a but_o subtle_a let_v we_o lay_v out_o our_o heart_n then_o not_o on_o that_o which_o be_v lovely_a but_o in_o part_n but_o on_o he_o who_o be_v lovely_a in_o every_o part_n 346._o contentment_n whoso_o in_o present_a state_n himself_o can_v right_o bear_v have_v neither_o ill_n that_o be_v past_a nor_o future_a ill_a to_o fear_v the_o one_o which_o be_v no_o more_o ought_v now_o no_o more_o to_o fray_v we_o the_o other_a which_o be_v not_o yet_o as_o little_o can_v dismay_v we_o not_o he_o that_o have_v but_o little_a but_o he_o that_o covet_v more_o not_o the_o content_v but_o covetous_a man_n be_v poor_a the_o man_n who_o hunger_n not_o he_o need_v not_o bread_n i_o think_v the_o man_n that_o never_o thirst_v have_v never_o need_v of_o drink_n 347._o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o merit_v by_o our_o work_n of_o mercy_n that_o our_o work_n of_o mercy_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o mercy_n 348._o we_o can_v alas_o we_o can_v go_v from_o heavenly_a thing_n to_o earthly_a thing_n and_o carry_v our_o heart_n with_o we_o but_o how_o seldom_o be_v it_o that_o we_o can_v go_v from_o earthly_a thing_n to_o heavenly_a and_o carry_v our_o heart_n with_o we_o 349._o man_n appoint_v wall_n &_o bulwark_n for_o salvation_n but_o god_n appoint_v salvation_n for_o wall_n and_o bulwark_n salvation_n be_v often_o without_o wall_n and_o bulwark_n and_o wall_n and_o bulwark_n be_v often_o without_o salvation_n salvation_n be_v the_o safe_a safeguard_n 350._o saint_n desire_v not_o only_o to_o receive_v the_o word_n into_o their_o like_n but_o to_o be_v receive_v into_o its_o likeness_n not_o only_o to_o love_v it_o but_o to_o live_v it_o 351._o god_n know_v the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o he_o know_v but_o few_o man_n by_o name_n 352._o to_o be_v a_o servant_n be_v sometime_o put_v for_o a_o sin_n as_o to_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n or_o servant_n of_o man_n sometime_o it_o be_v put_v for_o a_o curse_n as_o servant_n of_o servant_n shall_v thou_o be_v say_v noah_n to_o cham_n sometime_o it_o be_v put_v for_o a_o honour_n when_o a_o man_n be_v call_v and_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n 353._o as_o there_o be_v joy_n in_o heaven_n at_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n so_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o joy_n in_o hell_n when_o one_o sin_n that_o be_v convert_v 354._o it_o be_v a_o great_a piece_n of_o wisdom_n so_o to_o order_v our_o condition_n and_o conversation_n in_o this_o world_n that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o attend_v upon_o god_n without_o distraction_n a_o distract_a man_n can_v do_v but_o little_a and_o that_o little_a can_v be_v well_o do_v duty_n be_v well_o do_v when_o do_v with_o a_o present_a and_o suitable_a frame_n of_o heart_n but_o the_o distract_a man_n have_v neither_o 355._o the_o fear_n of_o man_n make_v man_n to_o sin_n but_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n keep_v man_n from_o sin_n gen._n 3.5_o your_o eye_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n know_v good_a and_o evil_n his_o eye_n indeed_o be_v o'pe_v and_o then_o he_o have_v the_o skill_n to_o know_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o good_a and_o ill_a then_o do_v he_o know_v how_o good_a good_a be_v when_o he_o have_v lose_v it_o and_o evil_a too_o he_o know_v but_o ah_o how_o dear_o cost_v it_o 356._o lawful_a thing_n be_v often_o the_o occasion_n of_o unlawful_a thing_n we_o shall_v use_v they_o then_o for_o of_o they_o it_o may_v be_v say_v as_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o law_n the_o law_n be_v good_a if_o a_o man_n use_v it_o lawful_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o old_a world_n be_v describe_v luke_n 17.27_o 28._o not_o by_o unlawful_a or_o thing_n evil_a in_o themselves_o but_o become_v such_o by_o the_o abuse_n they_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v etc._n 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