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	life_n	resurrection_n	6,698	5	8.6419	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49178	The ascents of the soul, or, David's mount towards God's house being paraphrases on the fifteen Psalms of Degrees / written in Italian, by ... Gio. Francesco Loredano ..., 1656 ; render'd into English, Anno Dom. 1665.; Gradi dell'anima. English	Loredano, Giovanni Francesco, 1607-1661.; Coleraine, Hugh Hare, Baron, 1606?-1667.	1681 (1681)	Wing L3065; ESTC R6897	69,621	80

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ever_o and_o ever_o show_v at_o least_o how_o thou_o savory_a the_o thing_n of_o god_n by_o acknowledge_v of_o they_o it_o be_v true_a thou_o can_v never_o render_v unto_o he_o according_a as_o thou_o have_v receive_v yet_o return_v thy_o improve_a talent_n and_o thy_o utmost_a ability_n or_o else_o thy_o cheerful_a readiness_n for_o the_o own_n thyself_o oblige_v and_o not_o unkind_a to_o the_o donor_n suffer_v no_o excuse_n or_o accident_n to_o put_v thou_o off_o from_o think_v of_o his_o goodness_n or_o from_o thank_v of_o it_o thy_o prosperity_n be_v the_o issue_n of_o his_o providence_n not_o of_o thy_o merit_n god_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n enable_v we_o to_o get_v wealth_n and_o all_o good_a fortune_n thy_o adversary_n celebrate_v his_o wisdom_n for_o by_o they_o be_v thou_o teach_v how_o he_o know_v thy_o desert_n and_o will_v try_v thy_o patience_n and_o deal_v not_o so_o hardly_o by_o thou_o as_o he_o be_v provoke_v therefore_o in_o all_o condition_n set_v forth_o his_o 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