Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	aaron_n	command_v	dew_n	66	3	10.0497	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27017	The saints everlasting rest, or, A treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in glory wherein is shewed its excellency and certainty, the misery of those that lose it, the way to attain it, and assurance of it, and how to live in the continual delightful forecasts of it and now published by Richard Baxter ...	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.; Herbert, George, 1593-1633.	1650 (1650)	Wing B1383; ESTC R17757	797,603	962

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his_o chariot_n so_o long_o a_o come_n why_o tarry_v the_o wheel_n of_o his_o chariot_n how_o long_o lord_n how_o long_o 20._o sect_n xx._n 11._o consider_v what_o if_o god_n shall_v grant_v thy_o desire_n and_o let_v thou_o live_v yet_o many_o year_n but_o withal_n shall_v strip_v thou_o of_o the_o comfort_n of_o life_n and_o deny_v thou_o the_o mercy_n which_o thou_o have_v hitherto_o enjoy_v will_v this_o be_v a_o blessing_n worth_a the_o beg_n for_o may_v not_o god_n in_o judgement_n give_v thou_o life_n as_o he_o give_v the_o murmur_a israelites_n quail_n or_o as_o he_o oft_o time_n give_v man_n riches_n and_o honour_n when_o he_o see_v they_o over-earnest_a for_o it_o may_v he_o not_o just_o say_v to_o thou_o see_v thou_o have_v rather_o linger_v on_o earth_n then_o come_v away_o and_o enjoy_v my_o presence_n see_v thou_o be_v so_o greedy_a of_o life_n take_v it_o and_o a_o curse_n with_o it_o never_o let_v fruit_n grow_v on_o it_o more_o nor_o the_o sun_n of_o comfort_n shine_v 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