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	good_a	let_v	4,185	5	4.2812	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57197	The vanitie of man, in his best estate a sermon preached at St. Maries in Nottingham, March 18. 1657. at the funeral of the honourable Francis Pierepont, Esq; third son to the right honourable Robert late Earl of Kingston. By William Reynolds, M.A. minister of the Gospel at St. Maries in Nottingham.	Reynolds, William, 1625-1698.; Whitlock, John, 1625-1709.	1658 (1658)	Wing R1323A; ESTC R217985	20,473	35

estate_n be_v a_o state_n of_o perfect_a and_o complete_a happiness_n there_o be_v nothing_o within_o he_o but_o what_o be_v desirable_a nothing_o without_o he_o but_o what_o be_v amiable_a and_o nothing_o about_o he_o but_o what_o be_v serviceable_a and_o comfortable_a when_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o sure_o every_o man_n in_o his_o best_a estate_n be_v altogether_o vanity_n by_o best_a estate_n in_o the_o text_n be_v not_o mean_v man_n estate_n of_o innocency_n have_v man_n persist_v in_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v know_v what_o vanity_n mean_v adam_n in_o that_o estate_n have_v in_o himself_o a_o power_n of_o perpetuate_a his_o estate_n in_o fee-simple_n upon_o himself_o and_o he_o for_o ever_o second_o regeneracy_n second_o not_o his_o estate_n of_o regeneracy_n by_o man_n best_a estate_n be_v not_o mean_v his_o estate_n of_o regeneracy_n this_o be_v a_o most_o excellent_a estate_n and_o far_o better_a than_o that_o which_o be_v intend_v in_o the_o text._n this_o 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