Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	heart_n	life_n	sin_n	8,563	5	4.4434	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75470	An Antidote against some principal errors of the predestinarians a work designed for the information of the common people.		1696 (1696)	Wing A3494A; ESTC R42462	23,735	50

no_o liberty_n nor_o power_n of_o choice_n but_o where_o being_n have_v a_o power_n to_o act_v two_o different_a way_n in_o such_o a_o case_n it_o be_v proper_a to_o give_v such_o being_n a_o law_n to_o tie_v they_o up_o or_o oblige_v they_o to_o act_v only_o one_o way_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n it_o be_v that_o among_o all_o the_o creature_n find_v in_o this_o low_a world_n man_n alone_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o law_n because_o no_o creature_n beside_o be_v endow_v with_o freedom_n of_o will_n and_o liberty_n of_o choice_n nothing_o doubtless_o can_v be_v more_o unreasonable_a than_o to_o believe_v that_o god_n shall_v give_v a_o law_n to_o mankind_n and_o express_o promise_v reward_n to_o they_o that_o will_v obey_v on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n threaten_v punishment_n to_o they_o that_o disobey_v and_o yet_o believe_v withal_o that_o he_o have_v eternal_o decree_v whatsoever_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n either_o of_o the_o righteous_a or_o the_o wicked_a to_o do_v otherwise_o than_o we_o see_v they_o do_v or_o in_o other_o word_n that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o some_o to_o disobey_v so_o far_o as_o to_o damn_v themselves_o nor_o in_o the_o power_n of_o other_o to_o obey_v so_o far_o as_o be_v effectual_a for_o salvation_n for_o be_v it_o so_o that_o man_n have_v no_o liberty_n or_o freedom_n of_o choice_n in_o these_o matter_n there_o then_o will_v need_v no_o law_n to_o forbid_v man_n to_o do_v what_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v do_v or_o command_v the_o do_v of_o that_o which_o they_o unavoidable_o must_v do_v wherefore_o god_n give_v unto_o man_n a_o law_n be_v a_o plain_a demonstration_n that_o there_o be_v in_o he_o a_o freedom_n of_o will._n hence_o the_o lord_n god_n thus_o speak_v unto_o israel_n see_v i_o have_v set_v before_o thou_o life_n and_o death_n good_a and_o evil._n in_o that_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o love_v the_o 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