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	world_n	write_v	69	3	4.7620	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44854	Hē apostasīa, ho antichristos, or, A scriptural discourse of the apostasie and the Antichrist, by way of comment, upon the twelve first verses of 2 Thess. 2 under which are opened many of the dark prophecies of the Old Testament, which relate to the calling of the Jews, and the glorious things to be affected at the seventh trumpet through the world : together with a discourse of slaying the witnesses, and the immediate effects thereof : written for the consolation of the Catholike Church, especially the churches of England, Scotland, and Ireland / by E.H.	Hall, Edmund, 1619 or 20-1687.	1653 (1653)	Wing H325; ESTC R11943	203,833	222

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the_o vial_n be_v as_o yet_o pour_v out_o upon_o rome_n it_o be_v absolute_o as_o far_o as_o i_o see_v contrary_a to_o scripture_n for_o revel_v 17._o at_o that_o time_n when_o she_o be_v come_v to_o judgement_n ver_fw-la 1._o ver_fw-la 15._o the_o whore_n i._n e._n the_o last_o policy_n or_o government_n in_o rome_n rule_v over_o people_n and_o multitude_n and_o nation_n and_o tongue_n the_o prophecy_n mention_n not_o only_o the_o extent_n but_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o power_n in_o blasphemy_n and_o murder_n and_o seducement_n the_o policy_n of_o rome_n prevail_v so_o much_o revelat._n 18._o 7_o 8._o in_o those_o kingdom_n and_o state_n former_o under_o or_o now_o subject_a unto_o its_o spiritual_a whoredom_n that_o in_o its_o pride_n it_o say_v like_o a_o audacious_a proud_a and_o secure_a whore_n i_o sit_v a_o queen_n and_o be_o no_o widow_n and_o shall_v see_v no_o sorrow_n therefore_o shall_v her_o plague_n come_v in_o one_o day_n that_o day_n that_o she_o thus_o vaunt_v it_o and_o boast_n of_o prosperity_n and_o success_n see_v i_o suppose_v the_o witness_n lie_v dead_a that_o day_n shall_v death_n and_o mourning_n and_o famine_n and_o consume_a fire_n fall_v upon_o she_o and_o what_o be_v all_o this_o but_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o vial_n which_o in_o one_o day_n come_v upon_o she_o i_o can_v tell_v whether_o this_o one_o day_n be_v put_v for_o one_o year_n or_o one_o age_n but_o it_o be_v put_v i_o presume_v to_o signify_v the_o speedy_a end_n that_o god_n will_v make_v with_o rome_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o pour_v out_o the_o vial_n so_o speedy_a as_o that_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n her_o confederate_n behold_v with_o astonishment_n fear_n and_o wonder_v such_o sudden_a and_o unexpected_a judgement_n on_o rome_n call_v this_o day_n one_o hour_n it_o be_v i_o suppose_v a_o hyperbolical_a speech_n come_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o man_n amaze_v and_o terrify_v with_o such_o dreadful_a judgement_n come_v so_o sudden_o and_o unexpected_o upon_o that_o mighty_a city_n all_o be_v to_o tell_v we_o that_o when_o the_o vial_n be_v pour_v out_o they_o be_v pour_v out_o orderly_o but_o not_o leisurely_o there_o will_v not_o be_v hundred_o of_o year_n nor_o month_n betwixt_o vial_n and_o vial_n i_o scarce_o believe_v day_n for_o god_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o judge_v the_o whore_n he_o will_v make_v a_o speedy_a end_n with_o she_o at_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n this_o mystery_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v finish_v i_o will_v conclude_v my_o discourse_n of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n with_o set_v down_o in_o figure_n not_o in_o word_n that_o part_n of_o johns_n prophecy_n which_o proper_o fall_v under_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n viz._n rev._n 11._o 15._o to_o