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	spirit_n	17,251	5	6.3307	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42942	God's strange and terrible judgment in Oxford-shire being a true relation how a woman at Atherbury, having used divers horrid wishes and imprecations, was suddenly burn'd to ashes all on one side of her body, when there was no fire neer her; the other part of her remaining untouch'd, and not so much as sindg'd. The like heavy and visible judgement from heaven having scarce been known or heard of in any age. Licensed May the 10. 1677. Ro. L'Estrange.		1677 (1677)	Wing G962; ESTC R218332	2,807	8

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