Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	eternal_a	life_n	wage_n	6,981	5	11.0985	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08047	Of the eternall felicity of the saints fiue bookes. Writen in Latin by the most illustrious Cardinall Bellarmine, of the Society of Iesus. And translated into English by A.B. Permissu superiorum.; De æterna felicitate sanctorum. English	Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621.; Everard, Thomas, 1560-1633.; Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621. De gemitu columbae English. Selections. aut	1638 (1638)	STC 1841; ESTC S113735	165,177	472

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nevertheless_o deny_v he_o in_o their_o deed_n and_o work_n which_o man_n indeed_o be_v so_o many_o in_o number_n as_o even_o to_o they_o may_v be_v extend_v that_o conclusion_n many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o choose_v woe_n therefore_o be_v to_o we_o who_o be_v call_v in_o the_o last_o hour_n do_v consume_v a_o great_a part_n of_o that_o hour_n in_o play_v and_o sleep_v whereas_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o solicitous_a and_o careful_a of_o every_o little_a moment_n thereof_o as_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o suffer_v any_o one_o minute_n to_o slip_v from_o we_o idle_o and_o without_o fruit_n since_o of_o these_o moment_n all_o eternity_n of_o reward_n or_o punishment_n do_v depend_v and_o without_o all_o doubt_n by_o how_o much_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n grant_v to_o christian_n be_v great_a by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o grievous_o shall_v they_o be_v punish_v who_o receive_v that_o grace_n in_o vain_a and_o as_o of_o those_o who_o painful_o labour_v in_o the_o last_o hour_n the_o last_o shall_v be_v the_o first_o in_o receive_v of_o hire_n or_o reward_n so_o of_o those_o who_o refuse_v to_o labour_v manful_o in_o the_o last_o hour_n the_o last_o shall_v be_v the_o first_o in_o suffer_v of_o punishment_n of_o the_o talent_n and_o joy_n of_o our_o lord_n chap._n iu._n the_o four_o parable_n be_v that_o in_o the_o which_o our_o lord_n in_o s._n matthew_n cap._n 25._o speak_v of_o the_o reward_n of_o beatitude_n welfare_n thou_o good_a and_o faith_n hfull_a servant_n because_o thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a over_o few_o thing_n i_o will_v place_v thou_o over_o many_o enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n in_o which_o place_n two_o thing_n be_v promise_v to_o fayhfull_a servant_n to_o wit_n most_o ample_a power_n and_o most_o great_a &_o ineffable_a joy_n i_o will_v place_v thou_o over_o many_o thing_n and_o which_o those_o many_o thing_n be_v he_o explicate_v in_o another_o place_n when_o he_o say_v ibid._n cap._n 14._o bless_a be_v that_o servant_n who_o when_o his_o lord_n come_v shall_v find_v so_o do_v for_o over_o all_o his_o good_n he_o shall_v appoint_v he_o now_o what_o other_o thing_n be_v it_o to_o be_v appoint_v over_o all_o the_o good_n of_o our_o lord_n then_o to_o receive_v power_n over_o all_o inferior_a thing_n and_o to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o that_o empire_n &_o soveraingty_n which_o god_n have_v over_o all_o the_o universal_a wolrd_n who_o be_v able_a to_o comprehend_v how_o great_a this_o power_n be_v what_o king_n or_o emperor_n on_o earth_n can_v be_v compare_v with_o the_o least_o saint_n in_o heaven_n but_o because_o so_o great_a power_n and_o domination_n in_o man_n be_v common_o attend_v on_o with_o much_o solicitude_n care_n and_o