Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	know_v	life_n	world_n	7,489	5	4.6442	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65629	A golden topaze, or, Heart-jewell namely, a conscience purified and pacified by the blood and spirit of Christ / written by Francis Whiddon ...	Whiddon, Francis, d. 1656 or 7.	1656 (1656)	Wing W1644; ESTC R10315	60,273	170

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addar_fw-la wilful_o stop_v at_o the_o best_a counsel_n that_o the_o messenger_n of_o christ_n can_v bring_v unto_o it_o and_o the_o mouth_n of_o it_o as_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o viper_n that_o suck_v in_o and_o send_v out_o nothing_o but_o poison_n and_o poisonous_a expression_n yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o natural_a conscience_n will_v hold_v a_o excellency_n beyond_o all_o other_o power_n &_o faculty_n in_o the_o soul_n so_o that_o thy_o maker_n still_o deserve_v praise_n from_o thou_o use_v 2_o have_v all_o a_o conscience_n then_o let_v all_o acknowledge_v it_o and_o not_o dare_v to_o conceal_v what_o god_n have_v give_v they_o it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a to_o hide_v any_o talon_n that_o god_n give_v we_o in_o a_o napkin_n 19_o luk._n 19_o what_o god_n bestow_v on_o man_n man_n be_v to_o employ_v and_o use_v it_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o he_o that_o give_v it_o therefore_o let_v conscience_n appear_v in_o a_o conscientious_a walk_n before_o he_o be_v holy_a to_o thy_o god_n 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hang_v thou_o but_o hear_v i_o thou_o foolish_a man_n that_o thus_o talk_v of_o hang_a conscience_n thou_o speak_v not_o only_o profane_o but_o most_o ignorant_o think_v thou_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o any_o man_n to_o hang_v conscience_n know_v thou_o it_o be_v impossible_a the_o work_n be_v too_o hard_a for_o all_o the_o hangman_n in_o the_o world_n the_o hangman_n may_v hang_v thou_o as_o he_o do_v haman_n or_o thou_o may_v hang_v thyself_o as_o do_v judas_n but_o neither_o he_o nor_o thou_o be_v able_a to_o offer_v such_o violence_n to_o conscience_n wer'_v thou_o to_o live_v as_o long_o as_o methusalem_n it_o will_v outlive_v thou_o go_v where_o thou_o will_v it_o will_v go_v with_o thou_o nec_fw-la fugere_fw-la nec_fw-la fugare_fw-la poteris_fw-la go_v up_o to_o heaven_n or_o go_v down_o to_o hell_n it_o will_v never_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o again_o i_o find_v some_o who_o be_v so_o malicious_o bend_v against_o conscience_n that_o they_o resolve_v if_o 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