Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	life_n	live_v	spirit_n	8,899	5	5.3156	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06890	A godly medytacyon of the christen sowle, concerninge a loue towardes God and hys Christe, compyled in frenche by lady Margarete quene of Nauerre, and aptely translated into Englysh by the ryght vertuouse lady Elyzabeth doughter to our late souerayne Kynge Henri the. viij; Miroir de lâme pécherresse. English	Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549.; Bale, John, 1495-1563.; Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.	1548 (1548)	STC 17320; ESTC S111990	38,308	98

remorse_n of_o my_o sin_n ●_o thu_n have_v not_o put_v i_o back_o with_o thy_o hand_n but_o with_o both_o thy_o arm_n and_o with_o a_o sweet_a and_o manly_a heart_n thu_fw-mi dedy_v mete_v with_o i_o by_o the_o way_n and_o not_o one_o reprove_a my_o fault_n enbrasyde_v i_o i_o can_v not_o see_v in_o behold_v thy_o countenance_n that_o ever_o thu_fw-mi dedyst_fw-mi one_o perceyve_v my_o offence_n for_o thu_o have_v do_v as_o moche_v for_o i_o as_o though_o i_o have_v beve_v good_a and_o honest_a for_o thu_o dedy_v hide_v my_o fault_n from_o every_o body_n ●●_o in_o geve_v i_o again_o the_o part_n of_o thy_o bed_n and_o also_o in_o show_v that_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o sin_n be_v so_o hide_v &_o overcome_v by_o thy_o great_a vyctorye_n that_o thu_fw-mi wylte_n never_o remember_v they_o so_o that_o now_o thu_fw-mi sey_v nothing_o in_o i_o but_o the_o grace_n gift_n and_o virtue_n which_o it_o have_v please_v thy_o free_a goodness_n to_o gyve_v m●_n o_o charyte_n most_o precyouse_a 43_o i_o do_v see_v well_o that_o thy_o goodness_n do_v consume_v my_o lewdness_n &_o make_v i_o a_o new_a godly_a and_o beautiful_a creature_n the_o evyll_n that_o be_v i_o thu_fw-mi have_v destroy_v and_o make_v i_o so_o perfyght_a a_o creature_n that_o all_o the_o good_a which_o a_o husband_n can_v do_v unto_o his_o wife_n thu_o haste_n do_v it_o to_o i_o in_o geve_v i_o a_o faithful_a hope_n in_o thy_o promise_n now_o have_v i_o through_o thy_o good_a grace_n recover_v the_o place_n of_o thy_o wife_n o_o happy_a &_o desyered_a place_n gracyouse_a bed_n throne_n right_a honourable_a 11_o s●ate_a of_o peace_n rest_n from_o all_o war_n high_a step_n of_o honour_n separate_v from_o the_o earth_n so●st_v thu_fw-mi receyve_v this_o unworthy_a creature_n geve_v she_o the_o scepture_n and_o crown_n of_o thy_o empire_n and_o gloryouse_a realm_n who_o dead_a ever_o hear_v speak_v of_o such_o a_o story_n as_o to_o raise_v up_o one_o so_o high_a which_o of_o herself_o be_v nothing_o &_o make_v 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thing_n considere_v cause_v i_o to_o maruele_n how_o it_o pleasyth_v the_o to_o join_v thyself_o to_o i_o sing_v there_o be_v no_o comparyson_n between_o we_o both_o thu_n art_n my_o god_n and_o i_o be_o thy_o work_n thu_o my_o creator_n and_o i_o thy_o creature_n now_o to_o speak_v brief_o 64._o though_o i_o can_v not_o define_v what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o yet_o know_v i_o myself_o to_o be_v the_o least_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v compare_v unto_o the._n o_o love_n thu_o mady_v this_o agreement_n when_o thu_o dedy_v join_v life_n and_o death_n together_o but_o the_o unyon_n have_v make_v alyve_a death_n life_n dyenge_a and_o life_n without_o end_n have_v make_v one_o death_n a_o life_n death_n have_v give_v unto_o life_n a_o guyckenesse_n through_o such_o death_n i_o be_v dead_a 2._o receyve_v life_n and_o by_o death_n i_o be_o ranysh_v with_o he_o which_o be_v alyve_a i_o live_v in_o the_o and_o as_o for_o i_o of_o myself_o i_o be_o dead_a and_o as_o concern_v the_o bodily_a death_n it_o be_v nothing_o else_o unto_o i_o but_o a_o come_n out_o of_o prison_n death_n be_v life_n unto_o i_o for_o through_o death_n i_o be_o alyve_a this_o mortal_a life_n fyll_v i_o full_a of_o care_n and_o sorrow_n and_o death_n yield_v i_o content_a o_o what_o a_o goodly_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o dye_v which_o cause_v my_o soul_n to_o live_v 14_o in_o delyver_a she_o from_o this_o mortal_a death_n it_o exempt_v she_o from_o the_o death_n miserable_a &_o match_v she_o with_o a_o most_o mighty_a lover_n &_o unless_o she_o thus_o die_v she_o languyssh_v always_o be_v not_o than_o the_o soul_n blameless_a which_o will_v fain_o dye_v for_o to_o have_v such_o life_n yes_o trulye_a &_o she_o ought_v to_o call_v death_n she_o well_o belove_a friend_n o_o sweet_a death_n plesaunt_n sorrow_n mighty_a key_n delyver_a from_o all_o wyckednesse_n those_o which_o trust_v in_o the_o o_o lord_n and_o in_o thy_o death_n 8_o be_v mortyfy_v because_o they_o dead_a trust_n in_o the_o and_o in_o thy_o passion_n for_o with_o a_o sweet_a sleep_v thu_fw-mi dedyst_fw-mi put_v they_o out_o of_o that_o death_n which_o cause_v many_o to_o lament_v o_o how_o happy_a be_v the_o same_o sleep_v unto_o he_o which_o when_o he_o awake_v do_v find_v through_o thy_o death_n the_o life_n everla_a for_o the_o death_n be_v no_o other_o thing_n to_o a_o christian_a man_n but_o a_o lyberte_fw-fr or_o delyveraunce_n from_o his_o mortal_a band_n and_o the_o death_n which_o be_v 7●_n fearful_a to_o the_o wicked_a be_v plesaunt_n and_o acceptable_a to_o they_o that_o be_v good_a than_o be_v death_n through_o thy_o death_n destroy_v therefore_o my_o god_n if_o i_o be_v ryght_o teach_v i_o shall_v call_v the_o death_n life_n and_o this_o life_n death_n end_n of_o labour_n and_o beginning_n of_o everla_a joy_n for_o i_o know_v that_o the_o long_a life_n do_v let_v i_o from_o thy_o sight_n o_o death_n come_v and_o break_v the_o same_o obstacle_n of_o life_n 3●●_n or_o else_o love_n do_v a_o miracle_n now_o since_o that_o i_o can_v not_o yet_o see_v my_o spouse_n transform_v i_o with_o he_o both_o body_n &_o soul_n and_o than_o shall_v i_o the_o better_o tarry_v for_o the_o come_v of_o death_n lete_n i_o dye_v that_o i_o may_v live_v with_o he_o for_o there_o be_v none_o that_o can_v help_v i_o unless_o it_o be_v thu_fw-mi only_o o_o my_o saver_n 15●_n through_o faith_n i_o be_o plant_v and_o join_v with_o the._n o_o what_o unyon_n be_v this_o since_o that_o through_o faith_n i_o be_o sure_a of_o the._n and_o i_o may_v call_v the_o father_n brother_n son_n and_o husband_n o_o what_o gift_n thu_o do_v gyve_v by_o the_o goodenesse_n of_o those_o name_n o_o my_o father_n what_o paternyte_n o_o my_o brother_n what_o fraternyte_n o_o my_o child_n what_o dylectyon_n o_o my_o spouse_n what_o coniunctyon_n be_v this_o father_n full_a of_o humylyte_n brother_n have_v our_o symylytude_n 12_o son_n engender_v through_o faith_n &_o love_n husband_n love_a and_o releve_v in_o allextr●myte_n but_o who_o doi_v thu_o love_n alas_o be_v be_v she_o who_o thu_fw-mi have_v with_o draw_v from_o the_o snare_n wherein_o through_o malice_n she_o be_v bind_v and_o put_v she_o in_o place_n name_n and_o offyce_v of_o a_o daughter_n sister_n mother_n and_o wife_n o_o my_o saver_n the_o same_o be_v a_o great_a savoure_n of_o sweetness_n right_a plesaunt_n and_o dylectable_a 8._o when_o a_o man_n after_o the_o hear_v of_o thy_o word_n shall_v call_v the_o without_o fear_n his_o father_n brother_n child_n &_o spouse_n i_o in_o hear_v that_o word_n do_v perceyve_v myself_o to_o be_v call_v there_o thy_o mother_n sister_n daughter_n &_o spouse_n alas_o the_o soul_n which_o do_v find_v such_o sweetness_n may_v consume_v and_o burn_v for_o love_n be_v there_o any_o love_n unless_o it_o be_v this_o but_o it_o have_v some_o evyll_n condycyon_n be_v there_o any_o pleasure_n to_o be_v herto_o esteem_v be_v there_o any_o honour_n bu●_n may_v be_v account_v shame_n to_o this_o compare_v yea_o be_v 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will_v have_v other_o for_o who_o so_o ever_o have_v god_n as_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v he_o account_v all_o other_o thing_n superfluous_a or_o vain_a now_o thank_v by_o the_o lord_n through_o faith_n have_v i_o goten_a the_o same_o love_n wherefore_o i_o ought_v to_o be_v satysfy_v and_o content_a now_o have_v i_o the_o my_o father_n for_o defence_n of_o my_o long_a youth_n from_o wanton_a folyshnesse_n now_o have_v i_o the_o my_o brother_n 2._o for_o to_o socoure_v my_o sorrow_n wherein_o i_o find_v non_fw-la end_n now_o have_v i_o the_o my_o fonne_n for_o my_o feeble_a age_n as_o a_o only_a stay_n now_o have_v i_o the_o a_o true_a &_o faithful_a husband_n for_o the_o satisfyenge_a of_o my_o whole_a heart_n now_o since_o that_o i_o have_v the_o i_o do_v forsake_v all_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n since_o i_o hold_v the_o thu_fw-mi shall_v escape_v i_o nomore_o see_v that_o i_o see_v the_o i_o wyllloke_n upon_o non_fw-la other_o thing_n that_o may_v keep_v i_o back_o from_o 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