Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	remember_v	youth_n	youthful_a	32	3	11.4019	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64834	Sin, the plague of plagues, or, Sinful sin the worst of evils a treatise of sins tryal and arraignment, wherein sin is accused for being, proved to be, and condemned for being exceeding sinful : and that 1. as against God, his nature, attributes, works, will, law, image, people, glory and existence, 2. as against man, his good and welfare of body and soul, in this life, and that to come : with the use and improvement to be made of this doctrine, that men may not be damned, but saved, &c. : being the substance of many sermons preached many years ago in Southwark / by Ralph Venning ...	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1669 (1669)	Wing V226; ESTC R38391	212,020	400

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than_o fool_n and_o madman_n fool_n make_v a_o mock_n at_o sin_n prov._n 14.9_o tell_v they_o as_o lot_n do_v his_o son_n in_o law_n the_o danger_n they_o be_v in_o the_o judgement_n that_o hang_v over_o their_o head_n and_o our_o be_v to_o they_o as_o lot_n be_v to_o they_o as_o one_o that_o mock_v gen._n 19.14_o they_o laugh_v at_o it_o as_o if_o god_n be_v not_o in_o earnest_n when_o he_o threaten_v sinner_n and_o as_o if_o they_o that_o preach_v against_o sin_n be_v but_o ridiculous_a person_n it_o be_v a_o sport_n to_o fool_n to_o do_v mischief_n prov._n 10.23_o and_o there_o be_v that_o sport_n themselves_o in_o their_o way_n to_o hell_n as_o if_o it_o be_v but_o a_o recreation_n oh_o what_o fool_n be_v they_o that_o laugh_v at_o their_o own_o folly_n and_o destruction_n too_o it_o be_v a_o devilish_a nature_n in_o we_o to_o mock_v at_o the_o calamity_n of_o other_o but_o to_o laugh_v at_o our_o own_o seem_v to_o be_v worse_o than_o devilish_a there_o be_v many_o too_o many_o 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