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	spirit_n	23,097	5	6.5373	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61624	A sermon preached before the Queen at White-Hall, March the 13th, 1691/2 by the Right Reverend Father in God, Edward, Lord Bishop of Worcester.	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1692 (1692)	Wing S5664; ESTC R8160	16,936	42

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bound_n of_o the_o carnal_a and_o spiritual_a mind_n and_o consider_v the_o frequent_a impunity_n and_o security_n of_o bad_a man_n and_o the_o fear_n and_o trouble_n which_o the_o best_a be_v not_o exempt_v from_o it_o seem_v next_o to_o impossible_a to_o make_v out_o at_o least_o as_o to_o this_o life_n that_o to_o be_v carnal_o mind_v be_v death_n but_o to_o be_v spiritual_o mind_v be_v life_n and_o peace_n yet_o our_o apostle_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o confine_v the_o consequence_n here_o mention_v to_o another_o world_n although_o the_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o they_o be_v only_o there_o to_o be_v expect_v but_o if_o we_o attend_v to_o his_o scope_n and_o design_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o even_o in_o this_o life_n the_o result_n of_o a_o carnal_a mind_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o spiritual_a death_n and_o of_o a_o spiritual_a mind_n be_v life_n and_o peace_n for_o when_o s._n paul_n in_o the_o seven_o 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