Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	work_v	world_n	worthy_a	27	3	6.1141	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52356	An exposition with practical observations upon the book of Ecclesiastes written by Alexander Nisbet ...	Nisbet, Alexander, 1623-1669.	1694 (1694)	Wing N1168; ESTC R3204	421,927	628

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frequent_o assert_v it_o here_o again_o represent_v the_o same_o to_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o other_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n etc._n etc._n 2._o so_o prone_a be_v our_o heart_n to_o wander_v after_o earthly_a delight_n as_o our_o only_a happiness_n that_o even_o after_o they_o have_v be_v in_o some_o measure_n divorce_v from_o the_o same_o there_o be_v great_a need_n often_o to_o view_v the_o vanity_n of_o these_o thing_n as_o we_o desire_v to_o keep_v our_o heart_n alienat_fw-la from_o they_o and_o in_o love_n with_o that_o true_a sweetness_n which_o be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o communion_n with_o god_n while_o we_o be_v in_o this_o life_n we_o be_v like_o child_n new_o wean_v very_o ready_a to_o renew_v old_a acquaintance_n with_o the_o breast_n therefore_o do_v solomon_n after_o frequent_a repeat_v of_o this_o truth_n along_o this_o treatise_n of_o mortification_n repeat_v it_o here_o again_o in_o the_o close_a of_o it_o that_o he_o may_v keep_v his_o heart_n alienat_fw-la from_o 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