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	see_v	sin_n	6,414	5	4.5914	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41668	The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan shewing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...	Gouge, Thomas, 1605-1681.	1676 (1676)	Wing G1387; ESTC R32454	122,357	176

9_o thou_o who_o say_v thou_o have_v time_n enough_o before_o thou_o and_o thereupon_o yet_o a_o while_n long_o will_v venture_v after_o the_o devil_n suppose_v thou_o shall_v at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o thy_o life_n turn_v from_o thy_o sin_n unto_o god_n which_o as_o i_o show_v before_o be_v not_o ordinary_a yet_o must_v it_o need_v be_v matter_n of_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n to_o thou_o then_o to_o call_v to_o mind_n how_o thou_o have_v spend_v the_o strength_n of_o thy_o youth_n the_o best_a of_o thy_o day_n in_o the_o service_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n and_o now_o have_v little_a time_n and_o less_o strength_n remain_v for_o god_n and_o his_o service_n sure_o this_o will_v be_v matter_n of_o great_a shame_n and_o sorrow_n unto_o thy_o soul_n and_o therefore_o as_o thou_o tender_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o thy_o own_o eternal_a happiness_n now_o stir_v up_o in_o thyself_o a_o long_a desire_n after_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n in_o thy_o soul_n and_o put_v thyself_o upon_o a_o 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