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	sin_n	23,865	5	5.0638	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29213	The necessity of a present repentance in a sermon preach'd before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen at Guild-Hall Chapel, March 10th, 1694/5 / by William Bramston ...	Bramston, William, d. 1735.	1695 (1695)	Wing B4242; ESTC R11261	9,979	30

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life_n the_o thief_n be_v repentance_n be_v as_o late_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o of_o the_o most_o loiter_v of_o we_o all_o can_v be_v even_o as_o late_o as_o death_n itself_o yet_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o time_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n it_o be_v very_o early_o even_o as_o early_o as_o faith_n begin_v he_o no_o soon_o behold_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n majesty_n but_o he_o humble_v himself_o under_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o own_o vileness_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o know_v god_n he_o renounce_v the_o world_n and_o in_o a_o penitential_a confession_n humble_o beseech_v christ_n merciful_a remembrance_n in_o his_o kingdom_n now_o if_o we_o reflect_v upon_o these_o circumstance_n what_o can_v we_o discover_v in_o they_o which_o any_o way_n relate_v to_o our_o own_o case_n who_o have_v long_o enjoy_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n truth_n and_o yet_o long_o live_v in_o a_o habitual_a neglect_n of_o all_o the_o present_a opportunity_n of_o salvation_n wilful_o confide_v in_o the_o imaginary_a hope_n in_o the_o vain_a uncertainty_n of_o a_o future_a repentance_n i_o say_v the_o vain_a uncertainty_n of_o a_o future_a repentance_n for_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o vanity_n danger_n and_o uncertainty_n in_o a_o future_a repentance_n from_o the_o very_a first_o to_o the_o last_o circumstance_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v far_o make_v appear_v in_o these_o follow_a consideration_n first_o what_o certainty_n can_v there_o be_v in_o that_o which_o depend_v upon_o so_o uncertain_a a_o foundation_n as_o the_o life_n of_o man_n or_o rather_o let_v the_o quaere_fw-la go_v thus_o with_o what_o wisdom_n shall_v any_o man_n depend_v upon_o the_o certainty_n of_o that_o which_o be_v not_o now_o and_o which_o that_o it_o ever_o be_v must_v depend_v upon_o the_o certainty_n of_o our_o time_n to_o come_v in_o this_o world_n which_o may_v never_o be_v who_o as_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o add_v one_o cubit_n to_o our_o stature_n to_o make_v one_o 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