Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	power_n	sin_n	sting_n	7,486	5	11.7460	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77608	Heaven on earth or a serious discourse touching a wel-grounded assurance of mens everlasting happiness and blessedness. Discovering the nature of assurance, the possibility of attaining it, the causes, springs, and degrees of it, with the resolution of several weighty questions. By Thomas Brooks, preacher of the Gospel at Margarets Fishstreet-Hill.	Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680.	1654 (1654)	Wing B4943; Thomason E1446_1; ESTC R209539	332,772	663

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the_o spoil_n of_o their_o worldly_a good_n though_o the_o archer_n the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n do_v shoot_v sore_o at_o a_o soul_n under_o assurance_n yet_o his_o bow_n will_v still_o abide_v in_o strength_n assurance_n will_v make_v a_o man_n to_o break_v a_o bow_n of_o steel_n to_o trample_v down_o strength_n and_o to_o triumph_v over_o all_o opposition_n and_o affliction_n colonus_n the_o dutch_a martyr_n call_v to_o the_o judge_n that_o have_v sentence_v he_o to_o death_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o heart_n and_o ask_v he_o who_o heart_n do_v most_o beat_v his_o or_o the_o judge_n assurance_n will_v make_v a_o man_n do_v this_o and_o much_o more_o for_o christ_n and_o his_o cause_n five_o a_o wel-grounded_n assurance_n of_o a_o man_n own_o eternal_a happiness_n and_o blessedness_n will_v make_v he_o very_o studious_a and_o laborious_a to_o make_v other_o happy_a psal_n 66._o 16._o come_v and_o hear_v all_o you_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o my_o soul_n i_o will_v acquaint_v you_o with_o the_o soul-blessing_n with_o the_o soul-favor_n that_o god_n have_v crown_v i_o with_o i_o be_v darkness_n but_o he_o have_v 30._o eph._n 5._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 30._o make_v i_o light_a i_o be_v unrighteousness_n but_o he_o have_v make_v i_o righteous_a i_o be_v 7._o col._n 2._o 10._o isa_n 1._o 6._o ephes_n 5._o 26_o 27._o cant._n 4._o 7._o deform_v but_o he_o have_v make_v i_o complete_a i_o be_v full_a of_o sore_n and_o spot_n and_o blemish_n but_o he_o have_v wash_v i_o and_o make_v i_o all_o fair_a without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n i_o have_v find_v the_o want_n of_o assurance_n i_o now_o