Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	word_n	work_n	year_n	143	3	4.2794	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66101	The high esteem which God hath of the death of his saints as it was delivered in a sermon preached October 7, 1683, occasioned by the death of the worshipful John Hull, Esq. who deceased October 1, 1683 / by Samuel Willard.	Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707.; Corlet, Elijah, d. 1687.	1683 (1683)	Wing W2280; ESTC R27592	13,583	24

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the_o high_a esteem_n which_o god_n have_v of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n as_o it_o be_v deliver_v in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v october_n 7._o 1683._o occasion_v by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o worshipful_a john_n hull_n esq_n who_o decease_a october_n 1._o 1683._o by_o samuel_n willard_n teacher_n to_o a_o church_n in_o boston_n numb_a 23._o 10._o let_v i_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o let_v my_o last_o end_n be_v like_o he_o de_fw-fr imperatore_n theodosio_n fertur_fw-la magis_fw-la se_fw-la gaudere_fw-la quod_fw-la membrum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dei_fw-la esset_fw-la quam_fw-la caput_fw-la imperii_fw-la aug._n boston_n in_o new-england_n print_v by_o samuel_n green_a for_o samuel_n sewall_n 1683._o psal._n 116._o 15._o precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n this_o psalm_n be_v whole_o eucharistical_a the_o psalmist_n scope_n be_v to_o profess_v his_o endear_a love_n to_o god_n and_o to_o excite_v himself_o to_o a_o 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the_o child_n of_o man_n psal_n 89._o 48._o 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_a and_o hence_o we_o learn_v that_o death_n be_v not_o in_o itself_o a_o thing_n so_o formidable_a as_o man_n think_v it_o to_o be_v but_o only_o the_o manner_n of_o die_a it_o be_v no_o hurt_n to_o die_v if_o we_o die_v saint_n 3._o the_o saint_n have_v a_o privilege_n above_o other_o man_n in_o their_o death_n what_o this_o privilege_n be_v will_v follow_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n the_o limitation_n of_o the_o general_a subject_n death_n to_o this_o particular_a subject_n saint_n in_o dispose_v of_o it_o to_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o ensue_a predication_n evidence_v when_o the_o psalmist_n have_v something_o worthy_a and_o excellent_a to_o say_v about_o death_n he_o restrain_v and_o bound_v it_o in_o the_o saint_n q._n d._n all_o man_n die_v but_o all_o do_v not_o thus_o die_v this_o 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