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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66355	The vanity of childhood & youth wherein the depraved nature of young people is represented and means for their reformation proposed : being some sermons preached in Hand-Alley at the request of several young men, to which is added a catechism for youth / by Daniel Williams.	Williams, Daniel, 1643?-1716.	1691 (1691)	Wing W2657; ESTC R31018	71,103	147

i_o as_o young_a as_o i_o be_o have_v to_o do_v all_o this_o hard_a work_n in_o which_o be_v the_o point_n i_o be_o on_o young_a man_n if_o death_n overtake_v thou_o thou_o can_v not_o put_v it_o off_o till_o thou_o set_v about_o the_o work_n thou_o have_v neglect_v all_o the_o cry_n in_o the_o word_n will_v avail_v nothing_o bethink_v thou_o then_o if_o ahijah_n have_v not_o be_v good_a betimes_o he_o must_v have_v be_v eternal_o undo_v so_o it_o may_v be_v thy_o case_n o_o child_n of_o ten_o year_n old_a if_o thou_o do_v not_o get_v grace_n before_o thou_o be_v a_o year_n old_a or_o it_o may_v be_v a_o month_n or_o week_n old_a thou_o must_v die_v graceless_a do_v not_o the_o word_n tell_v thou_o of_o some_o who_o die_v in_o youth_n and_o their_o life_n be_v among_o the_o unclean_a job_n 6._o 14._o shall_v that_o be_v thy_o case_n can_v thou_o bear_v it_o be_v persuade_v now_o to_o fix_v thy_o thought_n on_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o shall_v i_o lie_v or_o swear_v now_o who_o may_v be_v dead_a within_o a_o month_n dare_v i_o profane_v this_o sabbath_n who_o may_v be_v dead_a within_o a_o week_n yea_o my_o next_o sin_n may_v be_v the_o last_o act_n of_o my_o life_n how_o can_v i_o live_v without_o christ_n a_o day_n long_o when_o i_o may_v die_v to_o night_n shall_v i_o delay_v to_o know_v and_o love_n and_o fear_v my_o god_n who_o must_v do_v it_o soon_o or_o never_o i_o be_o sure_a if_o i_o do_v not_o fear_n god_n before_o i_o die_v hell_n will_v be_v my_o place_n and_o i_o be_o not_o sure_a of_o a_o week_n to_o attain_v this_o fear_n of_o god_n do_v the_o young_a of_o you_o know_v your_o frailty_n you_o will_v tremble_v at_o delay_n you_o will_v not_o dare_v to_o sin_n you_o will_v blush_v at_o your_o slothfulness_n in_o any_o good_a work_n oh_o then_o hear_v this_o sermon_n as_o one_o that_o may_v never_o hear_v another_o pray_v the_o next_o time_n as_o one_o that_o may_v never_o pray_v again_o when_o thou_o be_v next_o tempt_v ask_v thyself_o will_v i_o 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to_o no_o valuable_a purpose_n yea_o it_o end_v in_o what_o be_v destructive_a and_o far_o worse_a than_o mere_o unprofitable_a in_o this_o sense_n i_o shall_v improve_v the_o text_n and_o it_o include_v these_o thing_n 1._o young_a people_n be_v prone_a to_o many_o sin_n that_o be_v notorious_o vain_a 2._o young_a people_n be_v apt_a to_o live_v to_o very_o low_a and_o unprofitable_a purpose_n which_o be_v vanity_n 3._o young_a people_n be_v apt_a to_o live_v to_o evil_n and_o destructive_a purpose_n which_o be_v the_o height_n of_o vanity_n before_o i_o enter_v on_o these_o thing_n let_v i_o ask_v you_o young_a folk_n be_v not_o this_o a_o true_a charge_n and_o be_v it_o not_o as_o awful_a a_o description_n of_o your_o state_n as_o true_a obj._n but_o how_o come_v this_o to_o be_v lay_v so_o universal_o that_o all_o young_a people_n be_v thus_o vain_a ans._n 1._o because_o the_o generality_n of_o young_a people_n be_v vain_a for_o one_o that_o be_v sober_a how_o many_o be_v wild_a 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his_o jollity_n he_o be_v to_o be_v scorn_v as_o well_o as_o pity_v 2._o he_o alarm_n this_o brutish_a sensualist_n with_o a_o prospect_n of_o judgement_n god_n address_v himself_o to_o thou_o as_o one_o stupid_o ignorant_a but_o know_v thou_o it_o be_v what_o thou_o be_v little_o acquaint_v with_o or_o thoughtful_a about_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n he_o will_v bring_v thou_o into_o judgement_n a_o sore_a thorn_n in_o thy_o gay_a clothes_n a_o great_a cool_a to_o thy_o lust_n mere_a gall_n in_o thy_o cup_n and_o a_o sad_a disturbance_n to_o thy_o airy_a conceit_n god_n will_v bring_v thou_o into_o judgement_n for_o all_o these_o thing_n tho'_o thou_o despise_v his_o law_n thou_o shall_v not_o escape_v his_o sentence_n he_o will_v not_o leave_v it_o to_o thou_o whether_o thou_o shall_v be_v miserable_a though_o he_o refer_v it_o to_o thy_o choice_n whether_o thou_o will_v be_v serious_a he_o will_v compel_v thou_o to_o feel_v his_o wrath_n though_o he_o will_v not_o force_v thou_o 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