Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	witness_n	word_n	worship_v	24	3	7.4171	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91733	Rules for the government of the tongue: together, with directions in six particular cases. [brace] 1 Confession of our faults to men. 2 Confession of Christ before men. 3 Reprehension of faults in others. 4 Christian communication. [brace] Vrbanity and eloquence. 5 Consolation of the afflicted. 6 Self-commendation, and a disproof of perfection in this life. Added, as a supplement, to the Rules for governing [brace] 1 the thoughts, 2 the affections, in the Precepts for Christian practice, or, The rule of the new creature, new model'd. / By Edward Reyner, minister of the Gospel in Lincolne.	Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.; Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668. Precepts for Christian practice.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1230; Thomason E1594_2; ESTC R208861	220,132	401

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will_v forbear_v but_o they_o shall_v know_v there_o have_v be_v a_o witness_n of_o jesus_n christ_n before_o they_o and_o our_o testimony_n for_o christ_n will_v be_v a_o witness_n against_o they_o mat._n 10.18_o the_o three_o particular_a case_n in_o which_o i_o be_o to_o give_v direction_n be_v reprehension_n to_o reprove_v be_v to_o tell_v another_o of_o his_o fault_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v repent_v and_o amend_v mat._n 18.15_o luk._n 17.3_o let_v i_o give_v you_o 1_o preparative_n to_o it_o 2_o rule_n for_o it_o 3_o reason_n of_o it_o 1_o preparative_n to_o it_o which_o be_v four_o wisdom_n righteousness_n faithfulness_n and_o boldness_n the_o qualification_n of_o a_o reprover_n 1_o wisdom_n wisdom_n wisdom_n to_o understand_v the_o whole_a business_n of_o reproof_n what_o belong_v to_o the_o substance_n and_o circumstance_n to_o the_o matter_n manner_n and_o opportunies_n thereof_o wisdom_n be_v profitable_a to_o direct_v herein_o eccles_n 10.10_o for_o the_o regular_a 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