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	spirit_n	word_n	6,734	5	4.2614	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05034	The minde and iudgement of maister Frau[n]ces Lambert of Auenna of the wyll of man declarynge and prouynge howe and after what sorte it is captyue and bonde, and not free: taken out of hys commentaries vpon Osee the Prophete, wherin vpo[n] the. iiii. chapter of the sayd prophet, he most godly, plainlye and learnedly, entreateth and writeth of the same, as hereafter euide[n]tly shal appere. Newelye tra[n]slated into Englishe by N.L. Anno Do. M.D.xlviii. the xviii. day of Dece[m]bre.	Lambert, Franz, 1486-1530.; Lesse, Nicholas.	1548 (1548)	STC 15178; ESTC S108240	76,171	160

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separate_v from_o the_o nor_o far_o from_o the._n it_o be_v not_o in_o heaven_n that_o thou_o shall_v complain_v and_o say_v what_o man_n shall_v ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o fetch_v to_o we_o the_o commandment_n that_o we_o may_v hear_v it_o &_o do_v it_o it_o be_v not_o beyond_o the_o sea_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v who_o shall_v go_v over_o the_o sea_n for_o we_o and_o fetch_v it_o we_o that_o we_o may_v hear_v it_o and_o do_v it_o it_o be_v hard_a by_o the_o yea_o it_o be_v in_o thy_o mouth_n &_o heart_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v it_o the_o defyler_n of_o the_o right_n justice_n which_o we_o have_v by_o christ_n the_o patroness_n of_o free_a will_n do_v make_v exposition_n of_o this_o place_n as_o follow_v it_o be_v not_o above_o the_o that_o be_v to_o say_v above_o thy_o strength_n so_o that_o thou_o may_v observe_v it_o with_o thy_o own_o strength_n &_o power_n against_o who_o paul_n speak_v which_o be_v more_o to_o be_v beleve_v than_o they_o writing_n to_o the_o roma_n the_o ten_o chapter_n the_o justice_n which_o be_v of_o fay_v speak_v thus_o say_v not_o in_o thy_o herte_n who_o shall_v ascend_v to_o heaven_n that_o be_v to_o pluck_v christ_n down_o from_o above_o to_o make_v we_o partaker_n of_o justice_n and_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n or_o who_o shall_v go_v down_o into_o the_o depnesse_n that_o be_v to_o call_v and_o to_o revoke_v again_o christ_n from_o death_n that_o we_o may_v be_v justify_v by_o he_o but_o what_o say_v he_o the_o word_n be_v nyghe_a to_o the_o not_o far_o of_o in_o thy_o mouth_n and_o in_o thy_o heart_n belefe_v confession_n belefe_v that_o be_v the_o word_n of_o faith_n which_o we_o do_v preach_v trulye_o if_o thou_o doeste_n confess_v with_o thy_o mouth_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n &_o beleve_v in_o thy_o herte_n that_o god_n have_v raise_v he_o up_o from_o death_n thou_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o by_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o herte_n come_v our_o justice_n and_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o our_o mouth_n xxviii_o this_o be_v not_o auricular_a confession_n esai_n xxviii_o we_o do_v obtain_v our_o salvation_n the_o scripture_n say_v in_o esaie_n the_o xxviii_o chapter_n all_o man_n which_o do_v put_v their_o confidence_n in_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v behold_v how_o open_o the_o apostle_n do_v teach_v that_o this_o text_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v and_o understande_v of_o the_o strengthe_n and_o work_n of_o man_n commandment_n what_o be_v to_o do_v the_o commandment_n but_o of_o a_o pure_a say_v on_o and_o in_o christ_n &_o in_o the_o profess_v of_o the_o truth_n and_o verity_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v nigh_o at_o hand_n in_o our_o herte_n and_o mouth_n to_o do_v they_o that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o believe_v &_o to_o profess_v christ_n for_o the_o fulfilling_n and_o end_n of_o the_o law_n be_v christ_n as_o to_o the_o rom._n x._o by_o who_o only_o the_o law_n be_v fullfil_v in_o us._n the_o law_n do_v 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