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	transgression_n	7,400	5	10.9794	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01992	The wise vieillard, or old man. Translated out of French into English by an obscure Englishman, a friend and fauourer of all wise old-men; Sage vieillard. English	Goulart, Simon, 1543-1628.; Williamson, Thomas, 1593-1639.; T. W., obscure Englishman.	1621 (1621)	STC 12136; ESTC S103357	144,385	222

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press_v ready_a and_o prepare_v in_o all_o event_n also_o as_o saint_n cyprian_n say_v to_o the_o people_n of_o thibara_n we_o wear_v not_o enroll_v by_o baptism_n among_o christian_a soldier_n to_o think_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v nothing_o else_o in_o the_o world_n than_o there_o to_o seek_v and_o hunt_v after_o our_o pleasure_n and_o ease_n turn_v our_o back_n to_o conflict_n wound_n death_n saint_n augustine_n write_v in_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o his_o thirteen_o book_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la that_o faith_n will_v utter_o be_v weaken_v if_o present_o after_o our_o baptism_n we_o shall_v become_v immortal_a and_o shall_v be_v crown_v before_o we_o have_v fight_v 2._o let_v we_o see_v in_o the_o second_o place_n what_o death_n be_v how_o many_o kind_n there_o be_v and_o how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v fear_v and_o contemn_v life_n and_o death_n according_a to_o aristotle_n be_v common_a accident_n to_o all_o live_a creature_n for_o that_o the_o reason_n of_o 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