Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	elder_a	young_a	youth_n	44	3	7.5048	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61120	Kaina kai palaia Things new and old, or, A store-house of similies, sentences, allegories, apophthegms, adagies, apologues, divine, morall, politicall, &c. : with their severall applications / collected and observed from the writings and sayings of the learned in all ages to this present by John Spencer ...	Spencer, John, d. 1680.; Fuller, Thomas, (1608-1661)	1658 (1658)	Wing S4960; ESTC R16985	1,028,106	735

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my_o soul_n forsake_v of_o her_o jesus_n 1616._o thus_o it_o be_v that_o many_o unhallowed_a tear_n be_v sacrifice_v to_o the_o idol_n of_o our_o eye_n which_o yet_o be_v as_o dry_a as_o pumices_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o our_o soul_n we_o bewayl_v a_o body_n forsake_v of_o the_o soul_n and_o do_v not_o grieve_v for_o the_o soul_n abandon_v by_o god_n hence_o we_o be_v to_o learn_v from_o every_o corpse_n that_o be_v bury_v what_o the_o daughter_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o learn_v from_o christ_n crucify_v weep_v not_o for_o i_o but_o weep_v for_o yourselves_o luke_n 23._o 28._o not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o your_o body_n as_o for_o the_o death_n of_o your_o immortal_a soul_n not_o to_o wait_v god_n good_a pleasure_n in_o time_n of_o affliction_n very_o dangerous_a a_o man_n that_o be_v unskilful_a in_o swim_v 29._o have_v venture_v past_o his_o depth_n and_o so_o in_o danger_n of_o drown_v hasty_o and_o inconsiderate_o catch_v at_o what_o come_v next_o to_o hand_n to_o save_v himself_o withal_o but_o it_o so_o happen_v that_o he_o oft_o lay_v hold_v on_o sedgy_a weed_n that_o do_v but_o entangle_v he_o and_o draw_v he_o deep_o under_o water_n and_o there_o keep_v he_o down_o from_o ever_o get_v up_o again_o 1623._o till_o he_o be_v by_o that_o whereby_o he_o think_v to_o save_v himself_o drown_v indeed_o thus_o it_o be_v that_o while_o many_o through_o weakness_n of_o faith_n and_o want_v of_o patience_n be_v loath_a to_o wait_v god_n good_a pleasure_n and_o be_v desirous_a to_o be_v rid_v in_o all_o haste_n of_o the_o present_a affliction_n they_o put_v their_o hand_n oft_o to_o such_o course_n as_o procure_v fearful_a effect_n and_o use_v such_o sorry_a shift_n for_o the_o relieve_n of_o themselves_o