Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	faith_n	life_n	soul_n	6,759	5	4.9416	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40653	The cause and cure of a vvounded conscience by Tho. Fuller ...	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1647 (1647)	Wing F2414; ESTC R1315	44,277	188

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