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	sin_n	sting_n	7,502	5	11.8545	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32857	The religion of Protestants a safe way to salvation, or, An answer to a book entituled, Mercy and truth, or, Charity maintain'd by Catholiques, which pretends to prove the contrary to which is added in this third impression The apostolical institution of episcopacy : as also IX sermons ... / by William Chillingworth ...	Chillingworth, William, 1602-1644.; Chillingworth, William, 1602-1644. Apostolical institution of episcopacy.; Chillingworth, William, 1602-1644. Sermons. Selections.	1664 (1664)	Wing C3890; Wing C3884A_PARTIAL; ESTC R20665	761,347	567

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precise_o take_v for_o that_o individual_a action_n whereby_o he_o be_v restore_v to_o life_n and_o glory_n be_v then_o effectual_a and_o powerful_a to_o produce_v those_o admirable_a effect_n for_o that_o be_v a_o transient_a action_n past_a and_o finish_v many_o hundred_o year_n since_o can_v very_o improper_o be_v term_v capable_a of_o have_v such_o effect_n ascribe_v to_o it_o as_o have_v since_o and_o shall_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v wrought_v in_o god_n elect._n therefore_o s._n paul_n shall_v be_v my_o interpreter_n in_o rom._n 5.10_o say_n if_o when_o we_o be_v enemy_n 5.10_o rom._n 5.10_o we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n much_o more_o be_v reconcile_v we_o shall_v be_v save_v by_o his_o life_n that_o be_v by_o that_o glorious_a life_n which_o begin_v at_o his_o resurrection_n 49._o for_o as_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o satisfaction_n we_o ascribe_v our_o reconciliation_n to_o his_o death_n especial_o yet_o not_o exclude_v his_o 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the_o power_n of_o christ_n but_o only_o by_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n to_o their_o own_o condemnation_n so_o that_o by_o his_o reckon_n the_o great_a business_n and_o work_n of_o the_o last_o day_n shall_v not_o whole_o lie_v upon_o christ_n hand_n to_o perform_v but_o shall_v be_v part_v and_o share_v between_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n 54._o i_o be_o confident_o persuade_v s._n paul_n in_o this_o point_n be_v not_o of_o his_o mind_n when_o he_o say_v as_o in_o adam_n all_o have_v dye_v so_o by_o christ_n shall_v all_o all_z without_o exception_n be_v make_v alive_a again_o and_o as_o by_o man_n come_v death_n so_o by_o man_n also_o come_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a indeed_o i_o wonder_v pareus_n will_v not_o likewise_o find_v some_o shift_n to_o exclude_v

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