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	wrought_v	16	3	7.3088	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41303	The free-holders grand inquest touching our Sovereign Lord the King and his Parliament to which are added observations upon forms of government : together with directions for obedience to governours in dangerous and doubtful times / by the learned Sir Robert Filmer, Knight.	Filmer, Robert, Sir, d. 1653.	1679 (1679)	Wing F914; ESTC R36445	191,118	384

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occult_a property_n of_o the_o poison_n for_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n say_v mr._n perkins_n though_o there_o be_v no_o particular_a mention_n make_v of_o any_o such_o witch_n yet_o thence_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o there_o be_v none_o for_o all_o thing_n that_o then_o happen_v be_v not_o record_v and_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v of_o the_o chief_a patron_n of_o they_o whether_o those_o person_n possess_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o trouble_v with_o strange_a disease_n who_o christ_n heal_v be_v not_o bewitch_v with_o some_o such_o people_n as_o our_o witch_n be_v if_o they_o say_v no_o let_v they_o if_o they_o can_v prove_v the_o contrary_n here_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o mr._n perkins_n put_v his_o adversary_n to_o a_o great_a pinch_n but_o it_o do_v not_o prove_v so_o for_o the_o question_n be_v only_o whether_o those_o that_o be_v possess_v in_o our_o saviour_n time_n be_v bewitch_v the_o opposer_n of_o mr._n perkins_n say_v they_o be_v not_o bewitch_v but_o if_o he_o or_o any_o other_o say_v they_o be_v the_o proof_n will_v rest_v whole_o on_o he_o or_o they_o to_o make_v good_a their_o affirmative_a it_o can_v in_o reason_n be_v expect_v that_o his_o adversary_n shall_v prove_v the_o negative_a it_o be_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o disputation_n to_o require_v it_o finis_fw-la apud_fw-la selden_n apud_fw-la selden_n selden_n selden_n selden_n selden_n selden_n cambden_n cotto●…_n stow._n seld●…_n selden_n selden_n selden_n chanc._n egerton_n egerton_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 3._o c._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 1._o c._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n lib._n 3._o c._n 8._o lib._n 1._o c._n 8._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 2._o c._n 11._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 8._o c._n 12._o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 31._o 5._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 3._o c._n 7._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 3._o c._n 5._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 3._o c._n 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 4._o c._n 8._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 4._o c._n 13._o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 3._o c._n 7._o lib._n 3._o c._n 9_o lib._n 3._o c._n 11._o lib._n 6._o c._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 7._o c._n 9_o lib._n 2._o c._n 8._o 8._o l._n 3._o c._n 7._o 7._o l._n 4._o c._n 10._o 10._o l._n 3._o c._n 6._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr cive_z cap._n 1._o sect_n 10._o 94._o 87._o lib._n 4._o c._n 8._o lib._n 1._o c._n 4._o p._n 3._o p._n 13._o p._n 6._o p._n 1._o p._n 12._o p._n 5._o p._n 40._o p._n 12._o p._n 14._o p._n 16._o p._n 15._o p._n 17._o p._n 5._o p._n 2._o p._n 6._o p._n 12._o p._n 7._o p._n 54._o p._n 7._o p._n 1._o p._n 12._o p._n 13._o p._n 8._o p._n 16._o p._n 17._o p_o 14._o p._n 17._o p._n 49._o p._n 17._o p._n 18._o p._n 38._o p._n 18._o p._n 25._o p._n 56._o p._n 25._o p._n 26._o p._n 38._o p._n 26._o p._n 28._o arist._n pol._n l._n 3._o c._n 16._o cap._n 1._o lib._n 1._o c._n 2._o cap._n 2._o cap._n 2._o cap._n 2._o lib._n 2._o qu._n 4._o cap._n 12._o lib._n 5._o sect._n 18._o cap._n 1._o sect._n 4._o cap._n 4._o sect._n 1_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o cap._n 7._o cap._n 7._o sect._n 1_o cap._n 7._o sect._n 2._o chap._n 7._o sect._n 1_o cap._n 7._o sect._n 1_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o cap._n 7._o sect._n 2._o ainsworth_n upon_o deut._n 18._o