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	sin_n	sting_n	6,936	5	11.4570	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75308	The triumph of a good conscience. Or a sermon preached upon the 2. of the Revel. the latter part of the 10 verse. VVherein the nature of faithfulnesse is in part opened, and the doctrine of perseverance confirmed, and some cases of conscience cleared. / By Paul Amiraut, minister of the Gospel at East Dearham, in the county of Norfolk.	Amyraut, Paul, b. 1600 or 1601.	1648 (1648)	Wing A3038; Thomason E426_10; ESTC R204574	20,497	32

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the_o triumph_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n or_o a_o sermon_n preach_v upon_o the_o 2._o of_o the_o revel_n the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o 10_o verse_n wherein_o the_o nature_n of_o faithfulness_n be_v in_o part_n open_v and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o perseverance_n confirm_v and_o some_o case_n of_o conscience_n clear_v by_o paul_n amiraut_v minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n at_o east_n dearham_n in_o the_o county_n of_o norfolk_n matth._n 25.23_o well_o do_v good_a and_o profitable_a servant_n thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a over_o a_o few_o thing_n i_o will_v make_v thou_o ruler_n over_o many_o thing_n enter_v thou_o into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n augustin_n quod_fw-la minimum_fw-la minimum_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o minimus_fw-la fidelem_fw-la esse_fw-la magnum_fw-la est_fw-la homerus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d london_n print_v by_o thomas_n pain_n 1648._o to_o my_o worthy_a esteem_a friend_n mr._n laurence_n 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good_a in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o this_o doctrine_n doctrine_n these_o thing_n premise_v the_o point_n of_o observation_n which_o i_o shall_v hold_v forth_o unto_o you_o at_o this_o time_n be_v this_o that_o faithfulness_n if_o it_o be_v of_o the_o right_a stamp_n will_v hold_v out_o unto_o death_n for_o confirmation_n whereof_o take_v a_o view_n of_o these_o scripture_n prov._n 10.25_o job_n 27._o for_o 5._o 1_o john_n 2.19_o 1_o john_n 3.9_o these_o scripture_n show_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o doctrine_n prove_v that_o it_o be_v so_o and_o now_o we_o shall_v produce_v reason_n to_o show_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o doctrine_n and_o to_o give_v a_o account_n that_o it_o be_v so_o the_o 1._o reason_n be_v take_v from_o the_o excellency_n of_o this_o grace_n of_o faithfulness_n for_o faithfulness_n be_v the_o high_a perfection_n a_o christian_a can_v attain_v unto_o in_o this_o life_n there_o will_v ever_o something_o be_v want_v even_o in_o 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