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	king_n	year_n	13,736	5	5.1327	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89026	The key of the Revelation, searched and demonstrated out of the naturall and proper charecters of the visions. With a coment thereupon, according to the rule of the same key, / published in Latine by the profoundly learned Master Joseph Mede B.D. late fellow of Christs College in Cambridge, for their use to whom God hath given a love and desire of knowing and searching into that admirable prophecie. Translated into English by Richard More of Linley in the Countie of Salop. Esquire, one of the Bargesses in this present convention of Parliament. With a præface written by Dr Twisse now prolocutor in the present Assembly of Divines.; Clavis apocalyptica. English	Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638.; More, Richard, d. 1643.; Twisse, William, 1578?-1646.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing M1600; Thomason E68_6; ESTC R12329	241,145	298

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the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o river_n and_o upon_o the_o fountain_n of_o water_n 11._o and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o star_n be_v call_v wormwood_n and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o water_n become_v wormwood_n and_o many_o man_n die_v of_o the_o water_n because_o they_o be_v make_v bitter_a and_o the_o four_o angel_n sound_v and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o sun_n 12._o 12._o be_v smite_v and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o star_n so_o as_o the_o three_o part_n of_o they_o be_v darken_v and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o day_n shine_v not_o and_o the_o night_n likewise_o the_o first_o trumpet_n the_o first_o trumpet_n of_o the_o seven_o seal_n enter_v at_o the_o roman_a idol_n government_n now_o at_o length_n beat_v down_o and_o shake_v at_o the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o sixth_o seal_n and_o be_v about_o to_o strike_v the_o first_o blow_n to_o the_o empire_n now_o enter_v into_o ruin_n it_o destroy_v the_o three_o part_n of_o 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earth_n verse_n 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o signify_v the_o change_n and_o subversion_n of_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n heathen_a by_o constantine_n the_o great_a before_o the_o entrance_n to_o the_o seven_o seal_n which_o be_v a_o seal_n of_o chap._n 7._o trumpet_n there_o be_v care_n take_v for_o the_o church_n set_v forth_o by_o a_o company_n of_o 144000._o to_o be_v seal_v of_o every_o tribe_n of_o israel_n 12000_o in_o verse_n 4._o 5._o reckon_v of_o which_o there_o be_v a_o unusual_a order_n yet_o in_o that_o type_n such_o as_o may_v best_o represent_v the_o profession_n of_o pure_a religion_n miraculous_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o empire_n to_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o combustion_n of_o the_o world_n pollute_v with_o idolatrous_a worship_n and_o conspire_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v fence_v with_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n the_o twelve_o apostle_n apt_o answer_v the_o type_n of_o israel_n the_o number_n 12._o be_v the_o 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