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	time_n	10,018	5	3.6095	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05034	The minde and iudgement of maister Frau[n]ces Lambert of Auenna of the wyll of man declarynge and prouynge howe and after what sorte it is captyue and bonde, and not free: taken out of hys commentaries vpon Osee the Prophete, wherin vpo[n] the. iiii. chapter of the sayd prophet, he most godly, plainlye and learnedly, entreateth and writeth of the same, as hereafter euide[n]tly shal appere. Newelye tra[n]slated into Englishe by N.L. Anno Do. M.D.xlviii. the xviii. day of Dece[m]bre.	Lambert, Franz, 1486-1530.; Lesse, Nicholas.	1548 (1548)	STC 15178; ESTC S108240	76,171	160

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can_v do_v it_o of_o himself_o how_o can_v he_o say_v that_o the_o way_n of_o man_n be_v in_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o power_n very_o no_o man_n have_v the_o rule_n of_o his_o own_o way_n as_o he_o will_v therefore_o let_v we_o pray_v with_o holy_a david_n lord_n do_v thou_o directe_v and_o make_v straight_o my_o way_n before_o thy_o sight_n david_n say_v in_o thy_o sight_n that_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v that_o it_o may_v please_v the_o as_o though_o he_o will_v say_v suffer_v not_o my_o way_n to_o be_v incline_v and_o turn_v against_o the._n such_o like_a say_n of_o he_o be_v in_o the_o psa_fw-la cxviii_o turn_v my_o eye_n good_a lord_n that_o they_o se_fw-mi no_o vanity_n quycken_v and_o make_v i_o lively_a in_o thy_o way_n also_o turn_v and_o incline_v my_o heart_n to_o thy_o testimony_n &_o not_o to_o avarice_n ❧_o the_o vi_o proof_n and_o authority_n lxiii_o esay_n lxiii_o the_o elect_v and_o choose_a people_n do_v confess_v and_o grant_v open_o that_o our_o will_n be_v captive_a and_o bond_n as_o esai_n lxiii_o thou_o lord_n our_o father_n our_o redeemer_n thy_o name_n be_v and_o always_o have_v be_v wherefore_o have_v thou_o make_v we_o to_o err_v and_o to_o decline_v from_o thy_o way_n wherefore_o have_v thou_o harden_v our_o herte_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o fear_v the_o the_o which_o place_n paul_n do_v allege_v for_o that_o same_o purpose_n in_o the_o ix_o chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n ❧_o the_o vii_o proof_n and_o authority_n harden_a pharaoh_n harden_a this_o verity_n be_v confirm_v in_o pharaoh_n who_o herte_n the_o lord_n do_v harden_v as_o exodi_fw-la ix_o chapter_n and_o to_o the_o roman_n ix_o chap._n ❧_o the_o viii_o