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	sin_n	temporal_a	8,837	5	8.6794	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30920	Sermons upon several texts of Scripture by George Barker ...	Barker, George, B.D.	1697 (1697)	Wing B768; ESTC R22629	136,325	300

do_v this_o gate_n bring_v into_o this_o way_n of_o life_n whereas_o no_o other_o gate_n do_v none_o can_v be_v careless_a whether_o he_o make_v ingress_n and_o progress_n here_o but_o he_o who_o set_v light_n by_o life_n that_o life_n which_o for_o permanency_n and_o privilege_n do_v exceed_o transcend_v this_o or_o 2_o of_o the_o difficulty_n of_o go_v in_o and_o go_v on_o here_o a_o threefold_a difficulty_n be_v here_o mention_v one_a there_o be_v a_o difficulty_n in_o find_v this_o gate_n and_o this_o difficulty_n be_v so_o great_a that_o there_o be_v few_o overcome_v it_o most_o drop_n into_o destruction_n before_o they_o know_v where_o the_o gate_n of_o salvation_n lie_v 2_o there_o be_v a_o difficulty_n in_o enter_v this_o gate_n when_o it_o be_v find_v it_o be_v a_o strait_a gate_n and_o so_o not_o to_o be_v enter_v with_o any_o bulk_n in_o any_o posture_n a_o man_n must_v strip_v himself_o of_o all_o unnecessary_a lumber_n and_o compose_v his_o body_n into_o the_o most_o advantageous_a posture_n if_o he_o will_v get_v in_o at_o this_o strait_a gate_n 3_o there_o be_v a_o difficulty_n in_o hold_v on_o in_o the_o way_n which_o we_o have_v enter_v into_o through_o the_o gate_n this_o way_n be_v a_o narrow_a way_n such_o as_o will_v not_o leave_v we_o at_o liberty_n to_o do_v as_o we_o listen_v but_o will_v confine_v we_o within_o bound_n and_o tie_v we_o to_o good_a behaviour_n so_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v necessitate_v to_o conform_v our_o step_n unto_o our_o way_n doct._n one_a there_o be_v a_o way_n which_o lead_v unto_o life_n this_o be_v so_o clear_a a_o truth_n and_o so_o general_a acknowledge_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o think_v it_o needful_a to_o prove_v it_o no_o nor_o so_o much_o as_o to_o assert_v it_o neither_o he_o only_o suppose_v there_o be_v such_o a_o way_n all_o that_o he_o do_v direct_o assert_v be_v touch_v the_o narrowness_n of_o this_o way_n and_o the_o straitness_n of_o the_o gate_n which_o admit_v into_o it_o here_o we_o must_v 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without_o yea_o be_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o and_o can_v arrive_v at_o but_o by_o pass_v through_o a_o long_a way_n but_o such_o a_o life_n be_v not_o this_o present_a bodily_a life_n for_o all_o on_o this_o side_n the_o grave_n have_v this_o life_n the_o life_n then_o which_o we_o have_v to_o inquire_v about_o be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n this_o man_n be_v without_o unless_o they_o be_v bear_v again_o to_o it_o and_o they_o be_v but_o few_o who_o be_v bear_v again_o nay_o man_n be_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o this_o life_n neither_o prize_v this_o nor_o desire_v it_o nor_o know_v the_o way_n to_o it_o nay_o it_o be_v not_o the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n while_o it_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o body_n this_o vile_a body_n which_o we_o here_o inquire_v after_o for_o though_o these_o two_o life_n that_o of_o the_o soul_n here_o and_o that_o of_o the_o soul_n hereafter_o do_v agree_v much_o in_o their_o nature_n and_o qualitys_n they_o have_v the_o same_o subject_n the_o 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