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	life_n	time_n	11,807	5	3.3835	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34597	The country-curate's advice to his parishioners, in four parts I. Directs us, how to serve God on the Lord's day, II. On the week day, III. How to discharge our duty in our several relations, as husband and wife, parents and children, masters and servants, IV. How to prepare for death / by H.C.	H. C. (Henry Cornwallis), 1654?-1710.	1693 (1693)	Wing C6333; ESTC R37664	30,893	81

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christ_n sake_n amen_n or_o open_v my_o mouth_n my_o lord_n and_o maker_n to_o bless_v and_o praise_v thy_o divine_a majesty_n cleanse_v my_o heart_n from_o all_o curious_a noxious_a and_o destructive_a thought_n enlighten_v my_o understanding_n to_o know_v thou_o my_o will_n to_o obey_v thou_o settle_v my_o attention_n excite_v my_o devotion_n to_o praise_v thou_o that_o i_o may_v worthy_o reverent_o religious_o perform_v this_o morning-sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n through_o the_o virtue_n of_o those_o most_o pure_a and_o perfect_a praise_n which_o thou_o o_o jesus_n my_o redeemer_n offer_v up_o on_o earth_n to_o thy_o eternal_a father_n mine_n may_v be_v now_o acceptable_a in_o thy_o sight_n amen_n chap._n viii_o of_o our_o behaviour_n at_o church_n when_o the_o minister_n be_v come_v unto_o it_o