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	sting_n	victory_n	14,564	5	9.4854	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39658	The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First composed for the relief of a pious and worthy family, mourning over the deaths of their hopeful children; and now made publick for the support of all Christians, sorrowing on the same or any other account. To which is added, A sermon preached for the funeral of that excellent and religious gentleman John Upton of Lupton esq; by John Flavell, preacher of the gospel at Dartmouth in Devon.	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.	1688 (1688)	Wing F1157; ESTC R222662	58,144	192

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and_o remain_v shall_v be_v catch_v up_o together_o with_o they_o in_o the_o cloud_n to_o meet_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o air_n and_o so_o shall_v we_o ever_o be_v with_o the_o lord_n wherefore_o comfort_n one_o another_o with_o these_o word_n do_v you_o but_o know_v the_o deep_a emphasis_n of_o these_o word_n ever_o with_o the_o lord_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o you_o will_v find_v comfort_n enough_o in_o they_o for_o yourself_o and_o a_o great_a overplus_n for_o the_o comfort_v of_o other_o finis_fw-la w._n 2._o v_o 3._o psal._n 30._o psal._n 101.2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o plus_fw-fr est_fw-fr quam_fw-la haec_fw-la domus_fw-la mea_fw-la ante_fw-la deum_fw-la jon._n 2_o sam._n 7.12_o 13_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ordinavit_fw-la disposuit_fw-la aptavit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d custodivit_fw-la ser●avit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eccl._n 9.2_o virgil._n zech._n 12.10_o psal._n 119.92_o job_n 6.2_o 3._o psal._n 60.3_o psal._n 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