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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65884	A rambling pilgrim, or, Profane apostate, exposed being an answer to two persecuting books, falsly entitled, I. The pilgrim's progess from Quakerism to Christianity, II. A modest defence, with an epistle dedicatory to his bountiful benefactors / by G.W.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1700 (1700)	Wing W1951; ESTC R20202	45,954	62

sorry_a for_o thou_o under_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o lamentable_a desperate_a state_n how_o dare_v thou_o thus_o proceed_v to_o sin_n against_o light_n and_o knowledge_n to_o invent_v such_o a_o scurrilous_a sermon_n in_o above_o two_o large_a sheet_n in_o print_n and_o call_v it_o george_n whitehead'_v sermon_n when_o thou_o know_v it_o be_v a_o defame_v counterfeit_v device_n and_o romance_n of_o thy_o own_o have_v also_o give_v thyself_o the_o lie_n by_o say_v it_o be_v a_o sermon_n for_o g._n w._n how_o bind_v be_v god_n command_n to_o thou_o viz._n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o vain_a for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a that_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o thy_o neighbour_n exod._n 20._o yet_o thou_o audacious_o proceed_v in_o thy_o forgery_n and_o false-witness-bearing_a against_o i_o and_o our_o friend_n and_o in_o my_o name_n as_o thus_o preach_v viz._n forgery_n you_o know_v that_o we_o ourselves_o to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n do_v make_v a_o kind_n of_o prayer_n to_o our_o light_n within_o when_o we_o be_v at_o their_o table_n when_o company_n be_v present_a but_o if_o alone_a either_o at_o home_n or_o abroad_o we_o seldom_o give_v thanks_o for_o our_o food_n and_o seldomer_n with_o our_o eye_n towards_o heaven_n as_o christ_n do_v as_o stephen_n do_v or_o as_o the_o martyr_n do_v no_o you_o know_v we_o be_v of_o another_o yea_o of_o a_o different_a faith_n and_o practice_n from_o all_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n martyr_n and_o holy_a confessor_n and_o all_o christian_a church_n to_o this_o day_n be_v exalt_v above_o they_o for_o we_o sit_v in_o heavenly_a place_n sing_v the_o song_n of_o zion_n in_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n without_o sin_n or_o any_o imperfection_n p._n 117_o 118._o obs._n i_o challenge_v f._n bugg_n and_o all_o his_o abettor_n and_o other_o adversary_n in_o the_o world_n to_o prove_v when_o and_o where_o ever_o i_o or_o any_o of_o we_o preach_v such_o a_o sermon_n as_o this_o import_v such_o dissimulation_n in_o prayer_n public_a or_o neglect_v of_o it_o in_o private_a or_o any_o such_o self-exaltation_n above_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n martyr_n or_o all_o christian_a church_n etc._n etc._n no_o i_o abhor_v such_o vain_a ostentation_n foolish_a and_o false_a boast_v and_o profess_v or_o preach_v up_o a_o faith_n and_o practice_n different_a from_o they_o and_o it_o be_v as_o notorious_o false_a that_o we_o pray_v to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n and_o seldom_o give_v thanks_o at_o home_n or_o abroad_o if_o alone_o and_o that_o we_o so_o make_v prayer_n to_o our_o light_n within_o as_o have_v our_o whole_a god_n within_o we_o as_o safe_o as_o the_o papist_n have_v their_o crucifix_n in_o their_o pocket_n p._n 117_o 118._o this_o also_o be_v a_o ignorant_a contemn_v scoff_n and_o flout_v as_o well_o as_o forgery_n and_o a_o slight_a also_o put_v 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first_o penman_n thereof_o whether_o moses_n or_o hermes_n yea_o either_o or_o neither_o p._n 109._o observe_v i_o deny_v this_o to_o be_v part_n of_o any_o sermon_n of_o i_o or_o ever_o so_o assert_v by_o i_o there_o be_v not_o only_a forgery_n against_o i_o in_o this_o but_o also_o a_o perversion_n and_o abuse_v against_o some_o other_o friend_n the_o question_n be_v not_o their_o own_o but_o arise_v from_o some_o other_o as_o evident_o appear_v in_o their_o book_n entitle_v the_o quaker_n refuge_n etc._n etc._n p._n 17._o and_o it_o be_v answer_v in_o my_o antidote_n against_o the_o venom_n of_o the_o snake_n in_o the_o grass_n pag._n 83_o 84._o forgery_n i_o still_o affirm_v the_o same_o and_o do_v tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v according_a to_o our_o ancient_a testimony_n and_o you_o know_v we_o can_v change_v nor_o alter_v be_v as_o unchangeable_a as_o our_o light_n within_o p._n 109._o obs._n i_o utter_o deny_v that_o i_o do_v so_o tell_v they_o in_o any_o sermon_n of_o i_o 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