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	sin_n	soul_n	7,986	5	5.4923	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53292	The unconquerable, all-conquering, & more-then-conquering souldier, or, The successful warre which a believer wageth with the enemies of his soul as also, the absolute and unparalleld victory that he obtains finally over them through the love of God in Jesus Christ : as it was discussed in a sermon preached at Boston in New-England, on the day of the artillery-election there, June 3d., 1692 / by Urian Oakes ...	Oakes, Urian, 1631-1681.; Shepard, Thomas, 1635-1677.	1674 (1674)	Wing O24; ESTC W28467	45,642	48

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church_n of_o god_n the_o woman_n mention_v rev._n 12._o 1._o be_v say_v to_o have_v the_o moon_n that_o be_v all_o these_o changeable_a earthly_a thing_n under_o her_o foot_n nay_o he_o overcome_v death_n itself_o which_o trample_v upon_o and_o prevail_v over_o other_o conqueror_n death_n sting_n kill_v ruin_v other_o man_n but_o can_v hurt_v a_o christian_a because_o it_o can_v separate_v he_o from_o god_n oh_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n oh_o grave_a where_o be_v thy_o victory_n 1_o cor._n 15_o 55._o those_o word_n which_o be_v common_o translate_v the_o gate_n of_o hell_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 16._o 18._o and_o be_v think_v to_o import_v the_o power_n and_o policy_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v render_v by_o learned_a camero_n the_o gate_n of_o the_o grave_n or_o death_n allege_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v never_o but_o once_o in_o scripture_n signify_v hell_n but_o either_o the_o grave_a or_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o a_o 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