Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	think_v	young_a	youth_n	265	4	8.7637	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25385	Holy devotions, with directions to pray also a brief exposition upon [brace] the Lords prayer, the creed, the Ten commandments, the 7 penitential psalms, the 7 psalms of thanksgiving : together with a letanie / by the Right Reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrews ...; Institutiones piae, or, Directions to pray	Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.	1663 (1663)	Wing A3129A; ESTC R40284	169,352	493

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the_o better_a conceive_n of_o the_o drift_n and_o scope_n of_o these_o commandment_n we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o two_o thing_n 1._o whereas_o in_o every_o commandment_n the_o gross_a sin_n tend_v to_o the_o breach_n of_o that_o commandment_n be_v only_o forbid_v by_o name_n yet_o we_o be_v to_o conceive_v that_o all_o sin_n of_o that_o nature_n though_o lesser_a in_o degree_n and_o not_o name_v together_o with_o the_o provocation_n thereunto_o be_v likewise_o inclusive_o contain_v in_o that_o prohibition_n 2._o and_o where_o any_o virtue_n be_v command_v to_o be_v observe_v there_o all_o the_o vice_n and_o sin_n contrary_a to_o that_o virtue_n be_v forbid_v and_o where_o any_o vice_n be_v prohibit_v there_o all_o opposite_a virtue_n to_o it_o be_v enjoin_v meditation_n of_o death_n that_o all_o man_n must_v die_v be_v long_o since_o enact_v by_o statute_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o heaven_n unrepealed_a and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o day_n of_o death_n be_v by_o god_n 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that_o i_o may_v be_v certify_v how_o long_o i_o have_v to_o live_v behold_v thou_o have_v make_v my_o day_n as_o it_o be_v a_o span_n long_o and_o my_o age_n be_v as_o nothing_o in_o respect_n of_o thou_o and_o very_o every_o man_n live_v be_v altogether_o vanity_n for_o man_n walk_v in_o a_o vain_a shadow_n and_o disquiet_v himself_o in_o vain_a he_o heap_v up_o riches_n and_o can_v tell_v who_o shall_v gather_v they_o and_o now_o lord_n what_o be_v my_o hope_n true_o my_o hope_n be_v even_o in_o thou_o deliver_v i_o from_o all_o my_o offence_n and_o make_v i_o not_o a_o rebuke_n to_o the_o foolish_a take_v away_o thy_o stroke_n from_o i_o for_o i_o be_o consume_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o thy_o heavy_a hand_n when_o thou_o with_o rebuke_n do_v chasten_v man_n for_o sin_n thou_o make_v his_o beauty_n to_o consume_v away_o like_o a_o moth_n fret_v a_o garment_n every_o man_n therefore_o be_v but_o vanity_n hear_v my_o prayer_n o_o lord_n and_o with_o thy_o ear_n consider_v my_o call_n 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that_o thou_o may_v give_v he_o rest_v in_o the_o day_n of_o evil_a 67._o before_o i_o be_v trouble_v i_o go_v astray_o but_o now_o i_o shall_v learn_v thy_o word_n 7._o o_o lord_n remember_v not_o the_o sin_n and_o offence_n of_o my_o youth_n nor_o judge_v i_o according_a to_o my_o work_n for_o i_o have_v do_v nothing_o worthy_a of_o thy_o sight_n but_o of_o eternal_a death_n 2._o wherefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o blot_v out_o all_o my_o offence_n and_o wash_v i_o thorough_o from_o my_o wickedness_n and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n 10._o i_o have_v sin_v what_o shall_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o o_o thou_o preserver_n of_o man_n why_o have_v thou_o set_v i_o as_o a_o mark_n against_o thou_o so_o that_o i_o be_o a_o burden_n unto_o myself_o and_o why_o do_v thou_o not_o pardon_v my_o transgression_n and_o take_v away_o my_o iniquity_n for_o now_o i_o shall_v sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n and_o thou_o shall_v seek_v i_o in_o the_o morning_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v be_v not_o my_o day_n few_o cease_v then_o and_o let_v i_o alone_o that_o i_o may_v take_v comfort_n a_o little_a 20._o before_o i_o go_v whence_o i_o shall_v not_o return_v even_o to_o the_o land_n of_o darkness_n and_o shadow_n of_o death_n a_o land_n of_o darkness_n as_o darkness_n itself_o and_o of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n without_o any_o order_n and_o where_o the_o light_n be_v as_o darkness_n what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n shall_v he_o deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o grave_n 89.27_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n overwhelm_v i_o and_o my_o heart_n be_v disquiet_v within_o i_o 4._o for_o that_o i_o have_v