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	life_n	time_n	6,711	5	3.3816	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04947	A discourse concerning prayer especially of frequenting the dayly publick prayers. In two parts. / By Symon Patrick, D.D. now Lord Bishop of Ely.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1693 (1693)	Wing P789A; ESTC R181547	106,863	299

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to_o devo●●_n prayer_n which_o be_v a_o bless_a instrument_n thereof_o now_o all_o mankind_n can_v but_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o it_o be_v our_o high_a perfection_n and_o therefore_o nothing_o ought_v to_o be_v more_o desire_v by_o we_o than_o to_o be_v make_v like_o to_o god_n in_o righteousness_n goodness_n and_o true_a holiness_n unto_o which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o show_v we_o be_v form_v by_o every_o part_n of_o prayer_n whether_o we_o acknowledge_v the_o divine_a perfection_n which_o it_o be_v senseless_a to_o praise_v and_o not_o to_o make_v our_o pattern_n or_o confess_v our_o own_o guiltiness_n which_o be_v a_o disow_a and_o condemn_v all_o evil_a course_n or_o make_v a_o oblation_n of_o ourselves_o to_o he_o that_o make_v we_o whereby_o we_o deliver_v up_o our_o will_n to_o his_o or_o give_v he_o thanks_o for_o his_o benefit_n whereby_o we_o confess_v the_o obligation_n we_o have_v to_o be_v whole_o he_o but_o especial_o when_o we_o pe●ition_v he_o for_o pardon_n which_o suppose_v we_o resolve_v to_o be_v better_o or_o for_o his_o di●ine_a grace_n to_o assist_v we_o to_o perform_v our_o duty_n faithful_o of_o which_o if_o we_o have_v a_o serious_a desire_n it_o will_v incline_v we_o and_o dispose_v we_o thereunto_o for_o all_o creature_n ●ndeavour_v to_o accomplish_v their_o own_o desire_n nay_o it_o will_v powerful_o move_v ●s_a to_o pursue_v what_o we_o will_v have_v by_o such_o mean_n as_o god_n to_o who_o we_o p●●_n direct_v we_o to_o use_v for_o the_o obtain_v thereof_o nay_o the_o very_a thought_n we_o form_v our_o mind_n when_o we_o set_v ourselves_o 〈◊〉_d pray_v that_o we_o be_v go_v to_o god_n 〈◊〉_d place_n ourselves_o in_o his_o presence_n w●_n see_v all_o thing_n even_o the_o most_o hid●_n motion_n in_o the_o secret_a recess_n of_o 〈◊〉_d soul_n which_o according_o frame_v it_o 〈◊〉_d to_o please_v he_o as_o present_a to_o it_o and_o 〈◊〉_d spect_v it_o and_o penetrate_v to_o 〈◊〉_d bottom_n of_o it_o search_v the_o hear●_n and_o try_v the_o reins_o this_o though_o say_v and_o the_o alteration_n it_o work_v in_o 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o such_o great_a advantage_n to_o we_o tha●_n we_o shall_v suppose_v he_o who_o praye●_n god_n to_o be_v a_o gainer_n 〈◊〉_d otherways_o he_o ought_v origen_n 27._o origen_n l._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eu●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect._n 26_o 27._o observe_v to_o thought_n to_o have_v recei●●_n no_o common_a benefit_n who_o thus_o revere●ly_o and_o pious_o dispose_v and_o frame_v 〈◊〉_d mind_n at_o the_o very_a time_n of_o prayer_n 〈◊〉_d which_o how_o many_o sin_n be_v banishe●_n and_o how_o many_o good_a deed_n be_v pro●ced_v they_o can_v tell_v who_o apply_v the●_n self_n continual_o to_o pray_v unto_o g●_n with_o such_o serious_a