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	word_n	8,031	5	4.9306	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03468	A treatise against vvitchcraft: or A dialogue, wherein the greatest doubts concerning that sinne, are briefly answered a Sathanicall operation in the witchcraft of all times is truly prooued: the moste precious preseruatiues against such euils are shewed: very needful to be knowen of all men, but chiefly of the masters and fathers of families, that they may learn the best meanes to purge their houses of all vnclean spirits, and wisely to auoide the dreadfull impieties and greate daungers which come by such abhominations. Hereunto is also added a short discourse, containing the most certen meanes ordained of God, to discouer, expell, and to confound all the Sathanicall inuentions of witchcraft and sorcerie.; Treatise against witchcraft.	Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.	1590 (1590)	STC 13590; ESTC S104153	71,772	90

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èmedio_fw-la magis_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o alijs_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la ministros_fw-la diabolorum_fw-la praebent_fw-la josiah_n obey_v the_o most_o severe_a rule_n of_o god_n law_n lev._n 20._o 27._o do_v not_o only_o cut_v down_o but_o root_v up_o all_o diviner_n and_o devilish_a enchanter_n lest_o they_o shall_v bud_v or_o seed_v any_o more_o let_v all_o magistrate_n say_v he_o use_v the_o like_a severity_n to_o take_v away_o witch_n and_o all_o such_o as_o give_v themselves_o to_o the_o ministry_n of_o satan_n mysodaemon_n and_o what_o be_v the_o last_o kind_n of_o witch_n name_v in_o that_o place_n of_o deut._n 1_o 8._o v._o 11._o th._n the_o last_o word_n there_o be_v doreshel_n hammuthim_n one_o that_o enquire_v or_o seek_v counsel_n at_o the_o dead_a but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v doubt_v whether_o the_o lord_n mean_v in_o these_o word_n a_o other_o special_a kind_n or_o rather_o show_v by_o they_o 19_o by_o what_o mean_v some_o of_o the_o rest_n there_o number_v practise_v 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