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	lord_n	power_n	8,674	5	4.5803	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62017	Sō ̃ma thanatou, the body of death: or, a discourse concerning the saints failings & infirmities Wherein this position, viz. that absolute freedome from sinne is not attainable in this life, is both proved and improved, in three sermons preached in St Edmunds church in the city of New-Sarum; the first upon Wednesday Novemb 24. 1658. being the weekly lecture day; the two last upon August 14, 1659. being the Lords day. By Joseph Swaffeild minister of the gospel at Odstocke in the county of Wilts.	Swaffield, Joseph, ca. 1625-1681.	1661 (1661)	Wing S6231; ESTC R222442	50,170	146

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other_o and_o what_o that_o difference_n be_v i_o shall_v now_o discover_v to_o you_o first_o differ_v 1_o a_o godly_a man_n do_v not_o make_v a_o trade_n of_o sin_n he_o be_v not_o a_o customary_a sinner_n though_o possible_o he_o may_v sometime_o sin_v over_o the_o same_o sin_n and_o renew_v the_o same_o transgression_n yet_o the_o soul_n putteh_a in_o its_o plea_n and_o complaint_n against_o it_o as_o the_o apostle_n do_v rom._n 7.24_o where_o he_o cry_v out_o oh_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n it_o be_v here_o as_o in_o civil_a matter_n if_o we_o make_v our_o challenge_n or_o demand_v a_o custom_n be_v at_o a_o end_n though_o possible_o such_o may_v be_v the_o power_n of_o the_o opposite_a party_n that_o the_o act_n may_v be_v renew_v so_o a_o godly_a man_n put_v in_o his_o plea_n against_o sin_n and_o although_o possible_o through_o his_o own_o weakness_n and_o the_o violence_n of_o satan_n temptation_n he_o may_v 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he_o do_v not_o yield_v a_o ready_a and_o free_a obedience_n to_o it_o as_o to_o a_o natural_a lord_n but_o only_o a_o force_a and_o involuntary_a obedience_n as_o to_o a_o tyrant_n sin_n can_v say_v of_o believer_n as_o the_o centurion_n of_o his_o servant_n i_o say_v to_o this_o man_n go_v and_o he_o go_v and_o to_o another_o come_v and_o he_o come_v and_o to_o my_o servant_n do_v this_o and_o do_v it_o mat._n 8.9_o for_o a_o saint_n heart_n rise_v against_o the_o imperius_fw-la command_v of_o sin_n and_o the_o soul_n complain_v and_o cry_v to_o god_n for_o help_v against_o it_o a_o godly_a man_n sin_v with_o much_o reluctancy_n semiplenâ_fw-la reluctancy_n non_fw-la voluntate_fw-la plenâ_fw-la sed_fw-la semiplenâ_fw-la his_o heart_n never_o come_v up_o hearty_o to_o the_o command_n of_o sin_n but_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o will_v not_o do_v that_o be_v do_v rom._n 7.19_o there_o may_v be_v indeed_o a_o kind_n of_o negative_a consent_n in_o a_o godly_a man_n as_o to_o some_o 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