Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	good_a	life_n	sin_n	13,827	5	4.6650	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20907	The life, death and actions of the most chast, learned, and religious lady, the Lady Iane Gray, daughter to the Duke of Suffolke Containing foure principall discourses written with her owne hands. The first an admonition to such as are weake in faith: the second a catechisme: the third an exhortation to her sister: and the last her words at her death.; Epistle of the ladye Jane to a learned man of late falne from the truth of Gods word	Grey, Jane, Lady, 1537-1554.; Feckenham, John de, 1518?-1585. aut	1615 (1615)	STC 7281; ESTC S119400	15,132	26

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thou_o may_v once_o again_o forsake_v thyself_o to_o embrace_v christ_n and_o like_a as_o good_a subject_n will_v not_o refuse_v to_o hazard_v all_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o earthly_a and_o temporal_a governor_n so_o fly_v not_o like_o a_o white_a lyverd_a milksop_n from_o thy_o standard_n whereby_o thy_o chief_a captain_n christ_n have_v place_v thou_o in_o a_o noble_a array_n of_o this_o life_n viriliter_fw-la ago_o confortetur_fw-la cor_fw-la tuum_fw-la &_o sustine_fw-la dominum_fw-la fight_v manful_o come_v life_n come_v death_n the_o quarrel_n be_v god_n and_o undoubted_o the_o victory_n be_v we_o but_o thou_o will_v say_v i_o will_v not_o break_v unity_n what_o no●_n the_o unity_n of_o satan_n and_o his_o member_n not_o the_o unity_n of_o darkness_n the_o agreement_n of_o antichrist_n and_o his_o adherent_n nay_o then_o thou_o deceive_v thyself_o with_o fond_a imagination_n of_o such_o a_o unity_n as_o be_v among_o the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o the_o false_a prophet_n in_o a_o unity_n be_v not_o josephs_n brethren_n jacob_n son_n in_o a_o unity_n be_v not_o the_o heathen_a as_o the_o amelechites_n the_o pheresit_n and_o jebusit_n in_o a_o unity_n i_o keep_v no_o order_n but_o look_v rather_o to_o my_o matter_n be_v not_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisy_n in_o a_o unity_n do_v not_o king_n david_n testify_v conveniunt_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la adversus_fw-la dominum_fw-la yea_o thief_n and_o murderer_n conspirator_n and_o traitor_n have_v their_o unity_n mark_v my_o dear_a friend_n yea_o friend_n if_o thou_o be_v not_o god_n enemy_n there_o be_v no_o unity_n but_o when_o christ_n knit_v the_o knot_n among_o such_o as_o be_v his_o yea_o be_v you_o well_o assure_v that_o where_o his_o truth_n be_v resident_a there_o it_o be_v verify_v that_o he_o say_v non_fw-la veni_fw-la mittere_fw-la pacem_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la sed_fw-la gladium_fw-la that_o be_v christ_n come_v to_o set_v one_o against_o another_o the_o son_n against_o the_o father_n the_o daughter_n against_o the_o mother_n deceive_v not_o thyself_o therefore_o with_o the_o glister_a &_o glorious_a name_n of_o unity_n for_o antichrist_n have_v his_o unity_n yet_o not_o in_o deed_n but_o in_o name_n for_o the_o agreement_n of_o evil_a man_n be_v not_o a_o unity_n but_o a_o conspiracy_n thou_o have_v hear_v some_o threaten_n some_o curse_n and_o some_o admonishment_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o those_o which_o love_v themselves_o above_o christ_n thou_o have_v hear_v also_o the_o sharp_a and_o bite_a word_n to_o those_o which_o deny_v he_o for_o love_n of_o life_n say_v he_o not_o that_o he_o which_o deny_v i_o before_o man_n i_o will_v deny_v he_o before_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n write_v s._n paul_n in_o