Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	believe_v	live_v	resurrection_n	4,221	5	9.2871	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40055	Foure pious, godly, and learned treatises the first, leads us to the gate of true happinesse : the second, is for instruction, letting us to know what Christ suffer'd for us, that we might enjoy him : the third, is helps and cautions, that we may the better avoid sin : the fourth, brings us to be seekers and suers to God for those things that be above, Collo. 3 / by a late faithfull and godly minister of Jesus Christ ; now since his death recommended to all the people of God, by Mr. John Goodwin.	Late faithfull and godly minister of Jesus Christ.; Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1652 (1652)	Wing F1665A; ESTC R40246	109,790	246

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christ_n and_o be_v find_v in_o he_o we_o see_v in_o verse_n 10._o the_o reason_n that_o i_o may_v know_v he_o and_o the_o power_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o the_o fellowship_n of_o his_o suffeing_n be_v make_v conformable_a to_o his_o death_n the_o reason_n why_o the_o apostle_n desire_v to_o be_v find_v in_o christ_n and_o why_o in_o comparison_n of_o this_o he_o account_v all_o thing_n as_o dross_n it_o be_v because_o he_o may_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o christ_n death_n what_o be_v the_o fellowship_n of_o christ_n death_n but_o to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n that_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a that_o by_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o christ_n he_o may_v be_v raise_v from_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n to_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v this_o because_o as_o our_o death_n to_o sin_n so_o our_o life_n to_o grace_n be_v both_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n from_o who_o can_v we_o expect_v the_o work_n of_o grace_n but_o from_o he_o in_o who_o be_v the_o fullness_n of_o grace_n so_o say_v saint_n john_n joh_n 1.14_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n 1.14_o joh._n 1.14_o that_o be_v christ_n and_o dwell_v among_o we_o and_o we_o see_v his_o glory_n as_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n our_o death_n to_o sin_n and_o our_o life_n to_o christ_n be_v both_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n grace_n now_o from_o who_o can_v we_o have_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n grace_n but_o from_o he_o in_o who_o alone_o be_v the_o fullness_n of_o grace_n the_o word_n be_v make_v manifest_a among_o we_o