Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	nature_n	sin_n	soul_n	6,631	5	5.2151	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75032	The whole duty of man epitomiz'd for the benefit of the poor. With select prayers suited to every partition. By Edm. Stacy, a minister of the Church of England.; Whole duty of man. Abridgments	Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.; Stacy, Edmund, b. 1657 or 8.	1700 (1700)	Wing A1193A; ESTC R223863	44,918	146

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to_o be_v omit_v prayer_n be_v a_o duty_n that_o require●_n a_o frequent_a performance_n by_o none_o seldome_a than_o evening_n and_o morning_n we_o advantageous_a frequent_a prayer_n very_o advantageous_a shall_v always_o begin_v and_o end_v the_o day_n with_o our_o address_n to_o almighty_a god_n often_o if_o we_o have_v any_o conveniency_n and_o indeed_o do_v we_o consider_v the_o advantage_n of_o prayer_n we_o shall_v think_v it_o great_a wisdom_n to_o use_v it_o as_o frequent_o as_o possible_a for_o first_o it_o be_v a_o pleasantness_n it_o be_v honour_n benefit_n and_o pleasantness_n great_a honour_n that_o such_o mean_a and_o contemptible_a wretch_n as_o we_o be_v shall_v be_v admit_v but_o to_o speak_v to_o the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o then_o it_o be_v a_o benefit_n the_o high_a that_o can_v be_v imagine_v prayer_n be_v that_o immediate_a ●ource_n of_o all_o the_o advantage_n we_o either_o want_v or_o wish_v beside_o it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a duty_n in_o 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