Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	jesus_n	law_n	spirit_n	7,842	5	6.0757	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12099	Five pious and learned discourses 1. A sermon shewing how we ought to behave our selves in Gods house. 2. A sermon preferring holy charity before faith, hope, and knowledge. 3. A treatise shewing that Gods law, now qualified by the Gospel of Christ, is possible, and ought to be fulfilled of us in this life. 4. A treatise of the divine attributes. 5. A treatise shewing the Antichrist not to be yet come. By Robert Shelford of Ringsfield in Suffolk priest.	Shelford, Robert, 1562 or 3-1627.	1635 (1635)	STC 22400; ESTC S117202	172,818	340

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the_o power_n of_o freewill_n which_o be_v in_o we_o but_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v give_v to_o we_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o ob._n member_n or_o concupiscence_n be_v impute_v by_o god_n to_o the_o whole_a man_n be_v it_o be_v opposite_a and_o rebel_n against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o sol._n impute_v to_o the_o whole_a man_n because_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o yet_o redeem_v in_o execution_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 8._o 23._o but_o we_o also_o which_o have_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n in_o our_o mind_n by_o which_o we_o be_v sanctify_v and_o consecrate_v to_o god_n even_o we_o do_v mourn_v in_o ourselves_o wait_v for_o the_o adoption_n the_o redemption_n of_o our_o body_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o deliverance_n of_o our_o body_n from_o concupiscence_n which_o be_v thus_o do_v 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