Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	grace_n	life_n	reign_v	4,565	5	9.3210	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08952	A rule of good life: written by the mellifluous doctor S. Bernard (monke and abbot of the holie order of S. Benet) especiallie for virgins, and other religious woemen; and may profitably be read likewise by all others, that aspire to Christian perfection. Faithfully translated into English by the R. Father Antonie Batt, monke of the holie order afore-said, of the Congregation of England; Modus bene vivendi. English	Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153.; Batt, Antonie.	1633 (1633)	STC 1923; ESTC S113802	137,346	537

wherefore_o do_v he_o hope_v it_o but_o if_o we_o hope_v for_o that_o which_o we_o see_v not_o we_o expect_v by_o patience_n rom_n 8._o whereupon_o solomon_n say_v *_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o just_a be_v joy_n but_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o impious_a shall_v perish_v prov_n 10._o therefore_o most_o dear_a sister_n do_v you_o likewise_o expect_v our_o lord_n and_o depart_v from_o evil_a and_o he_o will_v exalt_v you_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o visitation_n that_o be_v at_o the_o day_n of_o your_o death_n or_o at_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n they_o that_o cease_v not_o to_o commit_v sin_n do_v expect_v god_n mercy_n in_o vain_a which_o they_o may_v expect_v well_o if_o they_o will_v depart_v from_o evil_a whereupon_o bless_v isidorus_n say_v we_o ought_v to_o fear_v least_o through_o the_o hope_n which_o god_n promise_v we_o we_o persist_v in_o do_v amiss_o neither_o must_v we_o again_o despair_v of_o god_n mercy_n and_o compassion_n for_o that_o he_o do_v strict_o restrain_v we_o 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