Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	pass_v	sin_n	sin_v	8,257	5	9.3818	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95692	Theologia Germanica. Or, Mysticall divinitie : a little golden manuall briefly discovering the mysteries, sublimity, perfection and simplicity of Christianity, in belief and practise. Written above 250 years since in high Dutch, & for its worth translated into Latine, and printed at Antwarp, 1558. Whereto is added definitions theologicall and philosophicall. Also a treatise of the soul, and other additions not before printed.	Randall, Giles, translator.	1648 (1648)	Wing T858; Thomason E1162_2; ESTC R210095	77,165	196

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disorder_a then_o dog_n and_o other_o beast_n beside_o many_o man_n be_v draw_v and_o convert_v to_o the_o truth_n by_o these_o ceremony_n and_o ordinance_n which_o otherwise_o will_v not_o be_v draw_v and_o sure_o few_o man_n attain_v to_o the_o truth_n who_o have_v not_o first_o receive_v ordinance_n and_o ceremony_n and_o exercise_v themselves_o in_o they_o whilst_o they_o know_v no_o other_o nor_o better_a thing_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o law_n and_o ordinance_n be_v not_o despise_v nor_o contemn_v in_o humility_n of_o spirit_n and_o spiritual_a poverty_n nor_o man_n who_o do_v use_v and_o handle_v they_o but_o out_o of_o love_n and_o mercy_n such_o a_o man_n do_v complain_v and_o lament_v the_o case_n of_o other_o man_n with_o grief_n on_o this_o wise_a o_o god_n of_o truth_n i_o pour_v out_o my_o complaint_n before_o thou_o and_o thou_o thyself_o prevail_v that_o man_n blindness_n vice_n and_o wickedness_n do_v cause_n that_o to_o be_v needful_a and_o necessary_a to_o be_v do_v 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where_o pride_n of_o mind_n and_o spiritual_a riches_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o light_a mind_n be_v there_o neither_o be_v christ_n nor_o his_o true_a imitator_n christ_n say_v my_o soul_n be_v sorrowful_a even_o to_o the_o death_n speak_v of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v because_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o mary_n until_o the_o death_n of_o his_o body_n and_o how_o this_o be_v have_v be_v show_v before_o christ_n say_v bless_a be_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n that_o be_v such_o as_o be_v true_o humble_v for_o they_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n so_o also_o say_v the_o truth_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o write_v miserable_a and_o curse_a be_v the_o proud_a in_o heart_n for_o they_o be_v the_o

measure_n and_o if_o by_o chance_n it_o happen_v that_o any_o of_o these_o or_o the_o like_a be_v neglect_v they_o do_v not_o therefore_o fall_v into_o despair_n for_o they_o know_v very_o well_o that_o order_n &_o reason_n be_v better_o and_o of_o more_o esteem_n than_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v without_o reason_n therefore_o they_o will_v observe_v order_n and_o yet_o they_o know_v that_o happiness_n be_v not_o place_v therein_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o trouble_v as_o other_o be_v and_o they_o be_v blame_v &_o contemn_v of_o all_o other_o sect_n for_o the_o hireling_n say_v these_o man_n do_v altogether_o neglect_v themselves_o and_o sometime_o they_o say_v that_o they_o be_v wicked_a and_o the_o like_a other_o who_o be_v of_o a_o free_a spirit_n say_v in_o a_o scoff_a manner_n that_o they_o behave_v themselves_o foolish_o blockish_o and_o the_o like_a but_o they_o themselves_o do_v hold_v that_o which_o be_v mean_a and_o the_o best_a for_o one_o lover_n 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