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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93740	The great, useful and blessed duty of a contentment, willingness and desire to die set forth upon true and assured grounds, in several discourses on these following scriptures. By Richard Stafford, A servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. Recommended as more proper and beneficial to be given at funerals than gloves or rings.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1700 (1700)	Wing S5119A; ESTC R223444	53,707	69

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all_o this_o pure_o for_o god_n sake_n and_o not_o as_o a_o hireling_n 〈◊〉_d hire_n or_o reward_n for_o god_n more_o approve_v of_o such_o se_fw-it 〈…〉_o vice_n and_o obedience_n as_o we_o may_v gather_v from_o what_o write_v the_o king_n come_v and_o fight_v then_o fight_v the_o kin_n 〈…〉_o of_o canaan_n in_o taanach_n by_o the_o water_n of_o megiddo_n they_o 〈◊〉_d not_o gain_v of_o money_n judge_n 5._o 19_o and_o from_o the_o example_n nehemiah_n who_o say_v moreover_o from_o the_o time_n i_o be_v appoin●…_n to_o be_v their_o governor_n in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n that_o be_v two_a 〈…〉_o year_n i_o and_o my_o brethren_n have_v not_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o 〈◊〉_d governor_n but_o the_o former_a governor_n that_o have_v be_v befo●…_n i_o be_v chargeable_a unto_o the_o people_n and_o have_v take_v of_o they_o bre_n 〈…〉_o and_o wine_n beside_o forty_o shekel_n of_o silver_n yea_o even_o their_o serva●…_n bare_a rule_n over_o the_o people_n but_o so_o do_v not_o i_o because_o of_o 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