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	sin_n	sinner_n	7,731	5	7.7288	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05357	An epithrene: or Voice of vveeping bewailing the want of vveeping. A meditation.	Lesly, John.	1631 (1631)	STC 15510; ESTC S108512	86,967	339

who_o among_o we_o can_v dwell_v in_o the_o devour_a fire_n who_o among_o we_o can_v dwell_v in_o everlasting_a burn_n what_o therefore_o augustine_n say_v of_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n the_o same_o let_v we_o say_v of_o the_o obdurate_a in_o heart_n 2._o aug_n the_o 〈◊〉_d des._n lib._n 21_o c._n 2._o mirabile_n est_fw-la ardere_fw-la in_o ignibus_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la vi●ere_fw-la sed_fw-la mirabilius_fw-la vinere_fw-la inig●ibus_fw-la nec_fw-la dolere_fw-la si_fw-la autem_fw-la hoc_fw-la creditur_fw-la cur_n non_fw-la &_o illud_fw-la it_o be_v wonderful_a to_o burn_v in_o fire_n and_o yet_o to_o live_v but_o more_o wonderful_a to_o live_v in_o fire_n and_o not_o to_o wee●e_v if_o we_o believe_v the_o one_o why_o not_o the_o other_o let_v we_o then_o fix_v the_o eye_n of_o our_o soul_n upon_o the_o unvaluable_a pretionsnesse_n of_o our_o conformity_n to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n that_o the_o false_a represen●a_fw-mi lion_z of_o this_o flatter_a world_n may_v not_o frustrate_v the_o 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that_o our_o sin_n be_v so_o transcendent_a that_o they_o have_v not_o be_v parallel_v in_o former_a age_n and_o i_o wish_v unfeigned_o sallust_n adherbal_n apud_fw-la sallust_n ut_fw-la haec_fw-la vana_fw-la potius_fw-la forent_fw-la quam_fw-la mouse_n ria_fw-la nostra_fw-la meis_fw-la verbis_fw-la fidem_fw-la faceret_fw-la that_o these_o thing_n be_v false_a far_o rather_o then_o our_o misery_n shall_v find_v they_o true_a but_o experience_n as_o well_o as_o observation_n teach_v i_o to_o complain_v ch●omatun_n hieron_n ad_fw-la ch●omatun_n in_o patria_fw-la nostra_fw-la rusticitatis_fw-la vernacula_fw-la deus_fw-la venture_n est_fw-la &_o sanctior_fw-la est_fw-la ille_fw-la qui_fw-la ditior_fw-la est_fw-la in_o our_o nation_n the_o slave_n of_o inhumanity_n their_o belly_n be_v their_o god_n and_o the_o rich_a be_v account_v most_o religious_a wherefore_o let_v it_o not_o seem_v tedious_a to_o the_o adulterer_n and_o adulteress_n of_o the_o world_n that_o hunt_v after_o the_o love_n 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12._o there_o be_v nothing_o cover_v that_o shall_v not_o be_v reveal_v neither_o hide_v that_o shall_v not_o be_v know_v soon_o or_o late_a the_o madness_n of_o sinner_n shall_v be_v m●de_v evident_a ●f_v not_o in_o the_o sin_n as_o zambri_n and_o gozbi_n their_o fury_n 25.8_o num._n 25.8_o yet_o as_o david_n in_o the_o punishment_n he_o do_v it_o secret_o say_v gody_a 12.12_o 2_o sam._n 12.12_o but_o i_o will_v do_v this_o thing_n before_o all_o israel_n and_o before_o the_o sun_n thus_o will_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v famous_a in_o every_o sinner_n infamy_n i_o say_v therefore_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n 1.5_o joel._n 1.5_o as_o the_o prophet_n awake_v you_o drunkard_n weep_v and_o howl_v i_o say_v it_o not_o only_o to_o the_o drunken_a with_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n but_o with_o sin_n and_o affliction_n and_o without_o presumption_n i_o hope_v i_o may_v confident_o say_v with_o cyprian_a lapsis_fw-la cypr._n de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la sacerdotem_fw-la dei_fw-la 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wickedness_n what_o then_o remain_v but_o that_o we_o take_v heed_n ne_o sit_v minor_fw-la medicina_fw-la quam_fw-la vulnus_fw-la 31._o cypr._n epist_n 31._o that_o our_o cure_n be_v no_o less_o than_o our_o wound_n that_o our_o weep_v be_v no_o less_o than_o our_o wickedness_n 22.6_o ezek_n 22.6_o that_o we_o weep_v if_o not_o as_o ezekiel_n to_o the_o break_n of_o the_o loin_n and_o melt_v of_o the_o heart_n 5.16_o amos_n 5.16_o yet_o as_o amos_n wail_v in_o all_o our_o street_n and_o say_v in_o all_o our_o high_a way_n alas_o alas_o call_v the_o husbandman_n to_o mourn_v and_o such_o and_o yet_o we_o always_o want_v either_o remembrance_n or_o disposition_n to_o weep_v for_o sometime_o satan_n do_v stupefy_v and_o benumb_v our_o soul_n and_o then_o we_o have_v little_a or_o no_o feel_n of_o our_o sin_n sometime_o we_o be_v so_o sensible_a of_o our_o sin_n so_o apprehensive_a both_o of_o the_o number_n and_o deformity_n of_o they_o that_o we_o become_v thereby_o either_o ashamed_a or_o afraid_a to_o bewail_v they_o that_o the_o shame_n and_o fear_v which_o satan_n take_v away_o when_o we_o commit_v sin_n he_o restore_v again_o when_o we_o shall_v lament_v they_o and_o not_o only_o do_v commission_n make_v we_o sinful_a but_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o every_o sin_n we_o hate_v not_o for_o though_o we_o can_v avoid_v all_o and_o every_o sin_n yet_o we_o shall_v hate_v all_o and_o every_o sinne._n §._o 61._o and_o thus_o have_v total_o pollute_v our_o life_n in_o thought_n word_n and_o work_v with_o the_o incestuous_a brood_n of_o actual_a transgression_n we_o pass_v over_o a_o great_a part_n of_o our_o life_n in_o do_v nothing_o a_o great_a in_o do_v thing_n to_o little_a purpose_n but_o the_o great_a part_n in_o do_v evil_a we_o do_v either_o through_o ignorance_n not_o know_v god_n or_o negligence_n not_o follow_v god_n or_o through_o malice_n resist_v god_n live_v as_o without_o god_n in_o this_o world_n