Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	king_n	kingdom_n	son_n	8,354	5	5.2182	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94143	Calamus mensurans the measuring reed. Or, The standard of time. Containing an exact computation of the yeares of the world, from the creation thereof, to the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. Stating also, and clearing the hid mysteries of Daniels 70. weekes, and other prophecies, the time of Herods reigne; the birth, baptisme and Passion of our Saviour, with other passages never yet extant in our English tongue. In two parts. / By John Swan.	Swan, John, d. 1671.	1653 (1653)	Wing S6235; Thomason E706_4; ESTC R203659	246,136	350

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jeremiah_n that_o nebuchadnezar_n yoke_n must_v not_o be_v endure_v 70_o year_n but_o that_o within_o two_o full_a year_n it_o must_v be_v break_v which_o story_n be_v at_o large_a set_v down_o in_o the_o 27_o and_o 28_o chapter_n of_o jeremiah_n and_o by_o scaliger_n refer_v to_o the_o first_o year_n of_o zedechia_n who_o indeed_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v the_o four_o year_n after_o a_o year_n of_o rest_n of_o which_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n because_o the_o whole_a scope_n of_o the_o four_o and_o thirty_o chapter_n do_v demonstrate_v that_o year_n to_o be_v a_o year_n of_o rest_n when_o nabuchadnezzar_n lay_v his_o siege_n against_o jerusalem_n which_o we_o know_v to_o be_v the_o nine_o year_n of_o zedechia_n and_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o ten_o month_n jer._n 52.4_o now_o this_o be_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4124._o on_o the_o seven_o of_o january_n feria_fw-la tertia_fw-la at_o which_o time_n the_o nine_o of_o zedechia_n be_v still_o run_v on_o and_o be_v not_o end_v till_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o four_o month_n next_o after_o nabuchadnezzar_n therefore_o begin_v to_o beseige_fw-fr jerusalem_n on_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o january_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4124._o which_o year_n be_v sabbathicall_a from_o the_o autumn_n before_o till_o the_o autumn_n thereof_o and_o be_v that_o sabbathicall_a year_n in_o which_o the_o jew_n let_v their_o servant_n go_v free_a in_o the_o begin_n thereof_o thereby_o encourage_v they_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o chaldean_n who_o then_o be_v come_v into_o the_o confine_n of_o judea_n 34.1_o ser_fw-mi 34.1_o and_o fight_v aga_v the_o city_n thereof_o jerusalem_n not_o except_v but_o have_v not_o yet_o lay_v their_o siege_n against_o it_o for_o that_o be_v not_o until_o the_o time_n before_o mention_v how_o long_o this_o continue_a before_o the_o egyptian_n come_v with_o a_o army_n to_o succour_n zedechia_n by_o raise_v this_o first_o siege_n be_v not_o express_v 37.5_o jer._n 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