Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	due_a	eternal_a	great_a	262	4	2.1026	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62814	A remedy for the vvarres: or, Certaine deplorable expressions, of the great miseries and wofull effects, which the horrid, bloody, cruell, domestick, and intestine warres, have lately produced (amongst us) in this our kingdome of England. Together, with spiritual salves for the cure thereof. By John Tarlton, preacher of Gods word, and minister of Ileminster, in the county of Somerset.	Tarlton, John.	1648 (1648)	Wing T167A; ESTC R222135	126,290	313

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that_o although_o rebellion_n lie_v never_o so_o long_o lurk_v abstruce_o in_o the_o corrupt_a heart_n of_o disobedient_a person_n yet_o notwithstrnd_v when_o once_o she_o appear_v practical_o in_o the_o view_n of_o the_o world_n actuate_a her_o curse_a design_n against_o that_o lawful_a authority_n unto_o which_o she_o ought_v to_o subject_v herself_o with_o all_o dutiful_a obedience_n than_o she_o must_v not_o look_v for_o any_o long_a continuance_n for_o look_v into_o the_o generation_n of_o old_a even_o from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n until_o this_o very_a day_n and_o then_o tell_v i_o if_o ever_o any_o rebellious_a person_n take_v up_o arm_n and_o fight_v against_o their_o lawful_a sovereign_n have_v enjoy_v one_o age_n of_o a_o uninterrupted_a continue_a prosperity_n but_o that_o the_o black_a cloud_n of_o just_a revenge_n have_v appear_v unto_o they_o and_o fierce_o shower_v down_o the_o terrible_a storm_n of_o god_n righteous_a vengeance_n upon_o they_o to_o their_o 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