Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	hell_n	sin_n	victory_n	5,046	5	8.6173	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00776	A spirituall consolation, written by Iohn Fyssher Bishoppe of Rochester, to hys sister Elizabeth, at suche tyme as hee was prisoner in the Tower of London. Uery necessary, and commodious for all those that mynde to leade a vertuous lyfe: also to admonishe them, to be at all tymes prepared to dye, and seemeth to bee spoken in the person of one that was sodainly preue[n]ted by death	Fisher, John, Saint, 1469-1535.	1578 (1578)	STC 10899; ESTC S109711	49,974	144

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john_n 1._o 1._o cor._n 2d_o mat._n 2d_o judith_n 4._o 1._o peter_n 2_o ▪_o ●●cob_n 2._o heb._n 4_o ▪_o psal._n 43._o ●_o esdr●ea_n 8_o jere._n 3_n lamen_n hier._n ca._n 1._o rom._n ●●_o luke_n 2._o math._n 27_o math._n 27._o 21._o ●_o reg._n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 10._o john_n 1●_o 1._o john_n 2d_o rom._n 5._o 2._o tim._n 1._o rom._n 8._o 2._o pet._n ●_o heir_n 3._o hebr._n 12._o gen._n 4._o ●_o john_n 2._o gala._n ●_o col._n 2d_o col._n 2._o daniel_n 17._o luke_n 7._o psal._n 21_o ezech._n 16._o psalm_n 31._o 2_o reg_n ▪_o 13._o mat._n ●●_o mat._n 11._o io._n ●_o isaiah_n 14._o apoca._n 14._o heb._n 5._o math._n 22._o

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unlusty_a without_o devotion_n neither_o dispose_v to_o prayer_n nor_o to_o any_o other_o good_a work_n may_v be_v stir_v or_o quicken_v again_o by_o fruitful_a meditation_n i_o have_v therefore_o devise_v unto_o you_o this_o meditation_n that_o follow_v pray_v you_o for_o my_o sake_n and_o for_o the_o weal_n of_o your_o own_o soul_n to_o read_v it_o at_o such_o time_n as_o you_o shall_v feel_v yourself_o most_o heavy_a and_o slothful_a to_o do_v any_o good_a work_n it_o be_v a_o manner_n of_o lamentation_n and_o sorrowful_a complain_v make_v in_o the_o person_n of_o one_o that_o be_v hasty_o prevent_v by_o death_n as_o i_o assure_v you_o every_o creature_n may_v be_v none_o other_o surety_n we_o have_v live_v in_o this_o world_n here_o but_o if_o you_o will_v have_v any_o profit_n by_o read_v of_o it_o three_o thing_n you_o must_v do_v in_o any_o wise_a first_o when_o you_o shall_v read_v this_o meditation_n devise_n in_o your_o mind_n as_o nigh_o as_o you_o can_v all_o the_o 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sinner_n that_o do_v thus_o re-return_v and_o therefore_o saint_n paul_n say_v 12._o accessistis_fw-la ad_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la melius_fw-la loquentem_fw-la quam_fw-la abel_n you_o become_v and_o have_v return_v you_o unto_o the_o blood_n that_o speak_v more_o gracious_o than_o do_v the_o blood_n of_o abel_n the_o blood_n of_o abel_n cry_v vengeance_n before_o almighty_a god_n as_o almighty_a god_n say_v unto_o cain_n in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n sanguis_n abel_n fratris_fw-la tui_fw-la clamat_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o vindictam_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la 4._o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o brother_n abel_n cry_v vengeance_n in_o my_o ear_n from_o the_o ground_n where_o it_o be_v shed_v but_o the_o most_o precious_a blood_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n cry_v mercy_n for_o all_o sinner_n that_o do_v repent_v and_o our_o saviour_n now_o before_o the_o face_n of_o his_o father_n show_v his_o wound_n &_o show_v his_o most_o precious_a blood_n &_o cease_v not_o to_o procure_v mercy_n for_o 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as_o often_o as_o we_o do_v true_a repentance_n with_o a_o fast_a purpose_n of_o amendment_n thus_o saint_n paul_n say_v ad_fw-la col_fw-fr complacuit_fw-la per_fw-la eum_fw-la reconciliari_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o ipsum_fw-la per_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la cruicis_fw-la it_o have_v please_v god_n the_o father_n that_o by_o his_o son_n and_o by_o his_o blood_n shed_v on_o the_o cross_a all_o shall_v be_v reconcile_v but_o you_o will_v ask_v i_o what_o mean_v this_o word_n reconcile_v it_o be_v as_o much_o to_o sai_fw-mi as_o to_o be_v make_v atone_v with_o almighty_a god_n and_o to_o be_v at_o friendship_n with_o he_o as_o two_o man_n when_o they_o have_v be_v at_o variance_n to_o be_v make_v lover_n together_o again_o so_o the_o displeasure_n which_o he_o have_v against_o we_o for_o our_o sin_n be_v take_v away_o and_o his_o great_a wrath_n against_o we_o be_v full_o pacify_v and_o where_o we_o be_v by_o sin_n the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n now_o we_o have_v recover_v to_o be_v make_v 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