Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	womb_n	world_n	youth_n	17	3	7.4085	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93404	Moses his prayer. Or, An exposition of the nintieth Psalme. In which is set forth, the frailty and misery of mankind; most needfull for these times. Wherein [brace] 1. The sum and scope. 2. The doctrines. 3. The reasons. 4. The uses of most texts are observed. / By Samuel Smith, minister of the Gospel, author of Davids repentance and the Great assize, and yet living.	Smith, Samuel, 1588-1665.	1656 (1656)	Wing S4189A; Thomason E1624_1; ESTC R208959	212,879	567

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for_o our_o change_n before_o the_o evil_a day_n come_v upon_o we_o this_o be_v solomon_n advice_n 12.1_o eccle._n 12.1_o remember_v thy_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n while_o the_o evil_a day_n come_v not_o nor_o the_o year_n of_o affliction_n wherein_o thou_o shall_v say_v i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o they_o q._n d._n certain_o the_o time_n of_o sickness_n and_o death_n will_v come_v when_o all_o these_o earthly_a comfort_n will_v fly_v away_o a_o man_n never_o come_v to_o be_v true_o wise_a till_o he_o thus_o come_v to_o esteem_v of_o his_o life_n and_o to_o provide_v for_o his_o change_n and_o indeed_o what_o man_n will_v have_v his_o evidence_n then_o to_o seek_v when_o his_o cause_n come_v to_o be_v try_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o world_n man_n be_v so_o wise_a in_o summer_n to_o provide_v for_o winter_n in_o health_n to_o provide_v forsickness_n we_o will_v count_v but_o such_o a_o one_o a_o fool_n that_o will_v then_o go_v to_o sow_v when_o other_o 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be_v not_o guide_v by_o the_o word_n you_o shall_v see_v what_o reckon_n and_o account_v the_o lord_n make_v of_o it_o when_o he_o say_v they_o have_v reject_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n 8.9_o jer._n 8.9_o and_o what_o wisdom_n be_v in_o they_o what_o great_a folly_n can_v there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n then_o for_o these_o vain_a and_o foolish_a trifle_n the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n to_o lose_v for_o ever_o a_o man_n most_o pretion_n soul_n to_o pass_v away_o for_o earthly_a thing_n with_o esau_n the_o birthright_n of_o our_o inheritance_n which_o such_o do_v that_o be_v not_o wise_a