Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	sin_n	soul_n	world_n	9,573	5	4.8199	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06890	A godly medytacyon of the christen sowle, concerninge a loue towardes God and hys Christe, compyled in frenche by lady Margarete quene of Nauerre, and aptely translated into Englysh by the ryght vertuouse lady Elyzabeth doughter to our late souerayne Kynge Henri the. viij; Miroir de lâme pécherresse. English	Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549.; Bale, John, 1495-1563.; Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.	1548 (1548)	STC 17320; ESTC S111990	38,308	98

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first_o conceyve_a of_o robery_n or_o murder_n cruelty_n or_o deceit_n 16_o do_v so_o blind_a a_o man_n that_o he_o doubt_v nothing_o the_o danger_n of_o death_n neither_o yet_o mysfortune_n when_o he_o seek_v to_o avenge_v himself_o or_o do_v any_o other_o ●uyll_n if_o the_o fury_n of_o sykenesse_n or_o the_o rankness_n of_o melancholy_n cause_v a_o creature_n fearce_o to_o wish_v for_o death_n &_o oft_o time_n to_o drown_v hang_fw-mi or_o kylle_v themselves_o for_o such_o evyls_n be_v sometime_o so_o great_a that_o they_o cause_v their_o pain_v pacyente_n to_o choose_v death_n for_o lyberte_fw-fr if_o it_o so_o be_v than_o that_o these_o pain_n full_a of_o evyll_n 1._o and_o imperfectyon_n cause_v they_o not_o to_o fear_v the_o hazard_n of_o death_n but_o rather_o to_o think_v that_o death_n tarry_v to_o long_o alas_o what_o ought_v true_a and_o laudable_a love_n to_o do_v what_o ought_v the_o love_n of_o the_o eternal_a creator_n to_o wish_v shall_v she_o stir_v a_o heart_n such_o 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what_o be_o i_o consyder_v my_o ryghtousnesse_n i_o wretched_a and_o poor_a creature_n i_o know_v that_o all_o the_o work_n of_o just_a man_n be_v so_o full_a of_o imperfectyon_n that_o afore_o god_n they_o be_v more_o filthy_a than_o mire_n or_o any_o other_o vylenesse_n 64_o what_o will_v it_o be_v than_o concern_v the_o sin_n which_o i_o do_v commyt_n whereof_o i_o feel_v the_o burden_n importable_a i_o can_v say_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o i_o have_v win_v by_o they_o dampnacyon_n be_v this_o the_o end_n shall_v dyspayre_n than_o be_v the_o conforte_n of_o my_o great_a ignorance_n alas_o my_o god_n no._n 18_o for_o the_o invysyble_a faith_n cause_v i_o to_o believe_v that_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v impossyble_a to_o man_n 18._o be_v possible_a unto_o the._n so_o that_o thu_o do_v converte_v my_o work_n which_o be_v nothing_o into_o some_o good_a work_n of_o thy_o in_o i_o which_o be_v specyal_o faith_n ●●_o than_o my_o lord_n who_o shall_v condemn_v i_o &_o what_o judge_n will_v dampne_v i_o since_o that_o he_o which_o be_v give_v i_o for_o a_o judge_n be_v my_o spouse_n my_o father_n and_o refuge_n alas_o what_o father_n such_o as_o do_v never_o condemn_v his_o chy●lde_n but_o always_o do_v excuse_n and_o defend_v he_o than_o i_o perceyve_v to_o have_v none_o other_o accuser_n but_o jesus_n christ_n which_o be_v my_o redeemer_n who_o death_n have_v restore_v we_o our_o lose_a inherytaunce_n 2_o for_o he_o make_v himself_o our_o man_n of_o law_n show_v his_o so_o worthy_a meryte_n afore_o god_n wherewith_o my_o great_a debt_n be_v so_o habundaunt_o recompense_v that_o in_o judgement_n it_o be_v account_v for_o nothing_o o_o redeemer_n here_o be_v a_o great_a love_n we_o find_v but_o few_o such_o man_n of_o law_n sweet_a jesus_n christ_n it_o be_v unto_o the_o that_o i_o be_o a_o debtor_n yet_o do_v thu_n both_o prey_n and_o speak_v for_o i_o 18_o and_o moreover_o when_o thu_o do_v see_v that_o i_o be_o poor_a with_o the_o abundance_n of_o thy_o good_n 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