Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	see_v	zeal_n	zealous_a	29	3	8.8792	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01450	An account of the sufferings and dying words of several French Protestants, under this present persecution as it was received from the hands of several Protestant ministers, who arrived lately in England.		1699 (1699)	Wing A396; ESTC R204267	4,974	16

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deny_v their_o religion_n will_v you_o know_v o_o ignorant_a soul_n what_o i_o be_o behold_v i_o be_o a_o protestant_n and_o a_o enemy_n to_o your_o devilish_a sacrifice_n i_o scorn_v and_o despise_v your_o idol_n and_o tread_v they_o under_o my_o foot_n and_o acknowledge_v only_a god_n almighty_a the_o creator_n of_o heaven_n &_o earth_n &_o jesus_n christ_n his_o only_a son_n our_o lord_n but_o for_o your_o prayer_n to_o saint_n and_o your_o devilish_a dead_a idol_n which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n none_o but_o fool_n will_v own_v and_o worship_v the_o same_o etc._n etc._n come_v on_o therefore_o and_o let_v the_o hangman_n burn_v cut_v and_o mangle_v this_o poor_a mortal_a carcase_n it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o break_v and_o destroy_v a_o weak_a and_o brittle_a perish_a body_n but_o the_o mind_n and_o soul_n you_o can_v touch_v with_o all_o that_o you_o can_v do_v the_o judge_n enrage_v ●herewith_o say_v to_o the_o executioner_n take_v he_o and_o let_v he_o feel_v the_o 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joyful_a marty_n sing_n praise_n and_o hallelujah_n to_o god_n turin_n october_n 27._o 1698._o finis_fw-la

a_o account_n of_o the_o suffering_n and_o die_a word_n of_o several_a french_a protestant_n under_o this_o present_a persecution_n as_o it_o be_v receive_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o several_a protestant_a minister_n who_o arrive_v late_o in_o england_n london_n print_v and_o reprint_v at_o edinburgh_n 1699_o a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o suffering_n and_o last_v word_n of_o several_a french_a protestant_n under_o this_o present_a persecution_n monsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr hamlin_n a_o young_a gentleman_n of_o very_o good_a parentage_n and_o very_o zealous_a in_o the_o protestant_a religion_n live_v long_o private_o in_o his_o own_o house_n with_o a_o other_o gentleman_n and_o his_o host_n who_o he_o instruct_v in_o all_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n at_o last_o they_o be_v apprehend_v and_o cast_v into_o prison_n and_o while_o they_o lie_v there_o in_o come_v a_o priest_n with_o all_o his_o accoutrement_n to_o say_v mass_n but_o monsieur_n de_fw-fr hamlin_n 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