Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	end_n	life_n	see_v	6,189	5	3.3763	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65802	The state of the future life, and the present's order to it consider'd by Tho. White, Gent.	White, Thomas, 1593-1676.	1654 (1654)	Wing W1842; ESTC R15645	17,794	128

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the_o world_n nay_o himself_o for_o man_n 2._o pass_v through_o so_o painful_a a_o life_n and_o death_n 3._o feed_v we_o with_o himself_o therefore_o value_v thy_o salvatition_n 1._o render_v easy_o capable_a of_o high_a mystery_n 2._o encourage_v by_o his_o example_n 3._o endear_v by_o his_o suffering_n therefore_o inexcusable_o be_v good_a 1._o no_o christian_a revengeful_a 2._o all_o anger_n unreasonable_a 3._o meekness_n alone_o sweeten_v life_n therefore_o strong_o embrace_v it._n 1._o appropriate_v to_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n wherein_o every_o one_o have_v a_o advantage_n 3._o the_o touchstone_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n therefore_o improve_v its_o occasion_n