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	live_v	year_n	8,514	5	5.2901	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43351	Miscellanea, or, A mixture of choyce observations and institutions, moral, and divine, composed for private use being the product of spare hours, and the meditations of J.H.	Henshaw, Joseph, 1603-1679.	1669 (1669)	Wing H1480; ESTC R4644	40,398	215

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thy_o endeavour_n be_v to_o please_v he_o in_o what_o thou_o do_v and_o to_o be_v please_v with_o what_o he_o do_v do_v thou_o want_v thing_n necessary_a grumble_v not_o perchance_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o thou_o to_o want_v endeavour_v lawful_o to_o supply_v it_o if_o god_n bless_v not_o thy_o endeavour_n bless_v he_o that_o know_v what_o be_v necessary_a for_o thou_o have_v thou_o but_o a_o little_a make_v it_o not_o less_o by_o murmur_v haste_v thou_o enough_o make_v it_o not_o too_o much_o by_o unthankfulness_n he_o that_o do_v not_o content_o and_o thankful_o accept_v the_o least_o favour_n he_o have_v receive_v be_v unworthy_a of_o the_o least_o favour_n he_o can_v receive_v and_o that_o thou_o may_v the_o better_o be_v content_a consider_v thy_o own_o merit_n thou_o do_v enjoy_v far_o more_o and_o far_o better_a than_o thou_o can_v deserve_v and_o remember_v thyself_o with_o all_o thy_o concern_v to_o be_v at_o the_o wise_a gracious_a and_o absolute_a dispose_n of_o the_o omnipotent_a and_o omniscient_a god_n who_o purpose_n thou_o can_v not_o vary_v with_o all_o thy_o fret_a and_o discontent_a thereby_o thou_o do_v only_o make_v thy_o be_v the_o more_o uncomfortable_a and_o add_v to_o thy_o burden_n do_v thou_o look_v on_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o find_v some_o above_o thou_o look_v on_o thy_o left_a and_o thou_o shall_v see_v some_o below_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o have_v no_o inferior_a wait_v but_o a_o while_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v no_o superior_a the_o grave_n which_o hasten_v to_o come_v upon_o all_o live_a make_v all_o equal_a and_o put_v a_o period_n to_o all_o thy_o pressure_n chap._n xxxviii_o be_v thou_o subject_a to_o any_o great_a vanity_n or_o secret_a folly_n nourish_v it_o not_o if_o it_o will_v be_v entertain_v encourage_v it_o not_o if_o it_o grow_v strong_a yet_o more_o strong_o strive_v against_o it_o if_o too_o strong_a pray_v against_o it_o if_o it_o weaken_v not_o join_v fast_v to_o the_o prayer_n if_o it_o shall_v continue_v add_v perseverance_n to_o both_o if_o it_o decline_v not_o add_v patience_n to_o all_o and_o thou_o have_v conquer_v it_o however_o blab_n not_o thy_o folly_n lest_o thou_o appear_v impudent_a nor_o boast_v of_o it_o lest_o thou_o seem_v insolent_a every_o man_n vanity_n ought_v to_o be_v his_o great_a shame_n and_o every_o man_n folly_n ought_v to_o be_v his_o great_a secret_n chap._n thirty-nine_o take_v heed_n thou_o harbour_v not_o that_o vice_n call_v envy_n lest_o another_o happiness_n be_v thy_o torment_n and_o god_n blessing_n thy_o curse_n it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o envy_n ever_o to_o malign_v a_o other_o prosperity_n virtue_n corrupt_v with_o vainglory_n glory_n turn_v pride_n pride_n poison_v with_o malice_n become_v envy_v join_v therefore_o humility_n with_o thy_o virtue_n and_o pride_n shall_v have_v no_o foot_n vainglory_n shall_v find_v no_o entrance_n chap._n xl._n providence_n be_v a_o exercise_n of_o reason_n experience_n a_o act_n of_o sense_n by_o how_o much_o reason_n excel_v sense_n by_o so_o much_o providence_n exceed_v experience_n providence_n be_v the_o rational_a daughter_n of_o wisdom_n experience_v the_o empirical_a mistress_n of_o fool_n if_o thou_o have_v providence_n to_o foresee_v a_o danger_n let_v thy_o prudence_n rather_o prevent_v it_o then_o fear_v it_o the_o fear_n of_o future_a evil_n oftentimes_o bring_v a_o present_a mischief_n while_o thou_o seek_v to_o prevent_v it_o practise_v to_o bear_v it_o he_o be_v a_o wise_a man_n that_o can_v avoid_v a_o evil_a he_o be_v a_o patient_a man_n that_o can_v endure_v it_o but_o he_o be_v a_o valiant_a man_n that_o can_v conquer_v it_o never_o fear_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o thy_o industry_n may_v prevent_v be_v confident_a of_o nothing_o but_o what_o fortune_n can_v defeat_v it_o be_v no_o less_o folly_n to_o fear_v what_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v avoid_v then_o to_o be_v secure_a when_o there_o be_v a_o possibillity_n of_o be_v deprive_v chap._n xli_o if_o god_n have_v send_v thou_o a_o cross_n take_v it_o up_o and_o follow_v he_o use_v it_o wise_o lest_o it_o be_v unprofitable_a bear_v it_o patient_o lest_o it_o be_v intolerable_a behold_v in_o it_o god_n anger_n against_o thy_o sin_n and_o his_o love_n towards_o thou_o in_o punish_v the_o one_o and_o chasten_v the_o oth●s_n if_o it_o be_v light_a sleight_v it_o not_o if_o heavy_a murmur_v not_o not_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o a_o judgement_n be_v the_o symptom_n of_o a_o harden_a heart_n to_o be_v displease_v with_o god_n pleasure_n be_v the_o sign_n of_o a_o rebellious_a will_n and_o to_o faint_v in_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n argue_v thy_o strength_n to_o be_v but_o small_a chap._n xlii_o be_v ever_o mindful_a of_o thy_o latter_a end_n lest_o death_n come_v upon_o thou_o unaware_o and_o find_v thou_o unprepared_a and_o thou_o repent_v that_o thou_o have_v live_v be_v now_o to_o die_v and_o to_o die_v eternal_o expect_v it_o for_o it_o will_v come_v if_o thou_o expect_v it_o as_o a_o friend_n prepare_v to_o entertain_v it_o if_o as_o a_o enemy_n prepare_v to_o overcome_v it_o death_n have_v no_o advantage_n but_o where_o it_o come_v a_o stranger_n yet_o come_v it_o will_v for_o spend_v a_o hundred_o year_n in_o earth_n best_a pleasure_n and_o after_o that_o a_o hundred_o more_o to_o which_o be_v spend_v add_v a_o thousand_o and_o to_o that_o ten_o thousand_o more_o the_o last_o shall_v as_o sure_o end_n as_o the_o first_o be_v end_v and_o all_o shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o in_o eternity_n he_o that_o be_v bear_v to_o day_n be_v not_o sure_a to_o live_v a_o day_n he_o that_o have_v live_v the_o long_a be_v but_o as_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v yesterday_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o one_o be_v that_o he_o have_v live_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o other_o be_v that_o he_o may_v live_v and_o the_o lot_n of_o both_o that_o they_o must_v die_v it_o be_v no_o happiness_n to_o live_v long_o nor_o unhappiness_n to_o die_v soon_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o have_v live_v long_o 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according_a to_o the_o quality_n or_o inequality_n of_o their_o element_n have_v their_o date_n and_o may_v be_v preserve_v from_o shorten_v but_o they_o can_v be_v lengthen_v neglect_n may_v waste_v they_o ill_a diet_n may_v hasten_v they_o unto_o their_o journey_n end_n yet_o they_o have_v live_v their_o length_n a_o violent_a hand_n may_v interrupt_v they_o a_o sudden_a death_n may_v stop_v they_o and_o they_o be_v shorten_v it_o lie_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n either_o permissive_o to_o hasten_v or_o active_o to_o shorten_v but_o not_o to_o lengthen_v or_o extend_v the_o limit_n of_o his_o natural_a life_n he_o only_o if_o any_o have_v the_o art_n to_o lengthen_v out_o his_o taper_n that_o put_v it_o to_o the_o best_a advantage_n chap._n xliii_o take_v heed_n rather_o what_o thou_o