Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	holy_a	life_n	soul_n	6,346	5	4.7347	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50244	A sermon wherein is shewed that it is the duty and should be the care of believers on Christ to live in the constant exercise of grace by Mr. Nathanael Mather ...	Mather, Nathanael, 1631-1697.; Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. Doctrine of Divine Providence opened and applyed.	1684 (1684)	Wing M1266; ESTC R27641	13,097	32

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3._o your_o refrain_v and_o forbear_v from_o sin_n see_v nehem._n 5.15_o else_o your_o very_a forbear_v sin_n be_v look_v upon_o but_o as_o sin_n while_o it_o be_v not_o from_o grace_n for_o as_o before_o be_v partly_o intimate_v it_o be_v of_o the_o flesh_n and_o therefore_o be_v flesh_n joh._n 3.6_o as_o a_o man_n may_v possible_o in_o holy_a duty_n act_v from_o corruption_n as_o the_o pharisee_n do_v matth._n 23_o 14._o so_o many_o a_o man_n from_o lust_n forbear_v sin_n e._n g._n from_o pride_n from_o covetousness_n from_o base_a fear_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n use_v 3_o humiliation_n for_o fail_n herein_o christ_n call_v upon_o sardis_n rev._n 3.2_o 3._o because_o he_o have_v not_o find_v their_o work_n fill_v up_o with_o the_o exercise_n of_o grace_n before_o god_n before_o man_n they_o seem_v beautiful_a and_o glorious_a but_o there_o be_v a_o secret_a emptiness_n and_o deadness_n in_o they_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o for_o this_o he_o threaten_v they_o if_o they_o repent_v 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