Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	great_a	king_n	life_n	8,351	5	4.2119	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03334	A sermon preach'd August the 4th 1700. On Psalm cxlvi. vers. 3, 4, 5 ... / by W. Fleetwood ...	Fleetwood, William, 1656-1723.	1700 (1700)	Wing F1257A; ESTC R177124	11,165	16

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a_o sermon_n preach_v august_n the_o 4_o 1700._o on_o psalm_n cxlvi_o vers_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5._o o_o put_v not_o your_o trust_n in_o prince_n nor_o in_o any_o child_n of_o man_n for_o there_o be_v no_o help_n in_o they_o for_o when_o the_o breath_n of_o man_n go_v forth_o he_o shall_v turn_v again_o to_o his_o earth_n and_o then_o all_o his_o thought_n perish_v bless_a be_v he_o that_o have_v the_o god_n of_o jacob_n for_o his_o help_n and_o who_o hope_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n by_o w._n fleetwood_n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n london_n print_v and_o sell_v by_o henry_n hill_n in_o blackfriars_a near_o the_o waterside_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o poor_a on_o psalm_n cxlvi_o verse_n 3_o 4_o 5._o o_o put_v not_o your_o trust_n in_o prince_n nor_o in_o any_o child_n of_o man_n for_o there_o be_v no_o help_n in_o they_o for_o when_o the_o breath_n of_o man_n go_v forth_o he_o shall_v turn_v again_o to_o his_o earth_n and_o then_o all_o his_o thought_n perish_v bless_a be_v he_o that_o have_v the_o god_n of_o jacob_n for_o his_o help_n and_o who_o hope_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n we_o know_v not_o who_o it_o be_v that_o compose_v this_o psalm_n nor_o what_o it_o be_v that_o occasion_v it_o but_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n furnish_v all_o people_n with_o occasion_n more_o than_o enough_o of_o apply_v these_o word_n to_o themselves_o but_o too_o too_o pertinent_o it_o have_v furnish_v we_o with_o one_o not_o many_o year_n ago_o so_o very_o proper_a that_o it_o it_o give_v fresh_a and_o lively_a pain_n to_o every_o one_o that_o remember_v it_o with_o half_a the_o consideration_n it_o deserve_v it_o furnish_v we_o now_o with_o another_o of_o which_o no_o live_a man_n perhaps_o can_v see_v the_o consequence_n at_o full_a but_o every_o one_o can_v see_v enough_o to_o drive_v he_o to_o sorrow_n and_o amazement_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n the_o lord_n be_v king_n the_o earth_n may_v be_v glad_a 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