Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	law_n	life_n	sin_n	30,658	5	5.5906	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67106	The doctrines of the resurrection and the reward to come, considered as the grand motives to an holy life. Discoursed of, from 1. Cor. XV. 58. / By the late pious and learned John Worthington, D.D..	Worthington, John, 1618-1671.	1690 (1690)	Wing W3621; ESTC R21563	58,484	157

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better_a resurrection_n a_o resurrection_n to_o life_n which_o the_o four_o brother_n plain_o tell_v antiochus_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v chap._n 7._o 14._o a_o resurrection_n far_o more_o acceptable_a to_o they_o then_o to_o be_v deliver_v from_o their_o present_a suffering_n and_o to_o have_v their_o life_n prolong_v and_o respite_v for_o a_o while_n upon_o earth_n upon_o the_o term_n offer_v to_o live_v a_o little_a time_n and_o a_o moment_n long_o as_o the_o phrase_n be_v chap._n 6._o 25._o and_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o faith_n have_v no_o less_o shine_v out_o in_o the_o faithful_a martyr_n of_o jesus_n under_o the_o new_a testament_n who_o love_v not_o their_o life_n unto_o death_n apocal._n 12._o who_o do_v bear_v in_o their_o body_n the_o die_a of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n 2_o cor._n 4._o in_o weariness_n and_o painfulness_n in_o watch_n often_o in_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n in_o fast_n often_o in_o cold_a and_o nakedness_n in_o stripe_n and_o imprisonment_n as_o s._n 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the_o speech_n of_o the_o young_a which_o be_v the_o four_o passage_n in_o vers._n 36._o our_o brethren_n who_o now_o have_v suffer_v a_o short_a pain_n be_v dead_a under_o god_n covenant_n of_o everlasting_a life_n a_o five_o passage_n be_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o mother_n who_o be_v marvellous_a above_o all_o and_o worthy_a of_o honourable_a memory_n for_o be_v fill_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d courageous_a spirit_n she_o exhort_v every_o one_o of_o her_o seven_o son_n and_o stir_v up_o her_o womanish_a thought_n with_o a_o manly_a stomach_n she_o say_v unto_o they_o in_o vers._n 23._o doubtless_o the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n will_v also_o of_o his_o own_o mercy_n give_v you_o breath_n and_o life_n again_o as_o you_o now_o regard_v not_o your_o own_o self_n for_o his_o law_n sake_n a_o six_o passage_n be_v her_o speech_n to_o her_o young_a son_n who_o be_v most_o of_o all_o tempt_v by_o antiochus_n to_o accept_v deliverance_n and_o it_o be_v this_o in_o vers._n 29._o fear_v not_o the_o tormentor_n but_o be_v worthy_a of_o thy_o brethren_n take_v thy_o death_n that_o i_o may_v receive_v thou_o again_o with_o thy_o brethren_n this_o be_v part_n of_o her_o excellent_a speech_n to_o her_o son_n and_o a_o illustrious_a proof_n of_o her_o great_a faith_n and_o hope_n as_o to_o the_o life_n to_o come_v for_o when_o she_o see_v she_o seven_o son_n slay_v within_o the_o space_n of_o one_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d she_o bear_v it_o with_o a_o good_a courage_n because_o of_o the_o hope_n that_o she_o have_v in_o the_o lord_n as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o vers._n 20._o and_o last_o of_o all_o aster_v the_o son_n the_o mother_n die_v vers._n 41._o thus_o we_o