Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	dead_a	sin_n	trespass_n	4,880	5	10.3889	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64132	A sermon preached in Christs-Church, Dublin, July 16, 1663, at the funeral of the most Reverend Father in God John, late Lord Archbishop of Armagh and primate of all Ireland with a succint narrative of his whole life / by the Right Reverend Father in God Jeremy, Lord Bishop of Down and Connor.	Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.	1663 (1663)	Wing T396; ESTC R11878	29,244	70

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dissolution_n for_o that_o be_v no_o good_a harmony_n with_o that_o purpose_n of_o glory_n which_o god_n design_v the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v phocyllides_n for_o we_o hope_v that_o from_o our_o bed_n of_o darkness_n we_o shall_v rise_v into_o region_n of_o light_n and_o shall_v become_v like_a unto_o god_n they_o shall_v partake_v of_o a_o resurrection_n to_o life_n and_o what_o this_o can_v infer_v be_v very_o obvious_a for_o i●_n it_o be_v so_o hard_a to_o believe_v a_o resurrection_n from_o one_o death_n let_v we_o not_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n for_o a_o resurrection_n from_o two_o death_n will_v be_v hard_a to_o be_v believe_v and_o hard_a to_o be_v effect_v but_o if_o any_o of_o you_o have_v lose_v the_o life_n of_o grace_n and_o so_o forfeit_v all_o your_o title_n to_o a_o life_n of_o glory_n betake_v yourselves_o to_o a_o early_a and_o a_o entire_a piety_n that_o when_o by_o this_o first_o resurrection_n you_o 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imprimatur_fw-la sept._n 21.1663_o m._n frank_n s.t.d._n r_o sso_fw-la in_o x_o te_fw-la p._n ac_fw-la d_o no._n d._n gilb_n archiep._n cant._n à_fw-la sacris_fw-la dom._n a_o sermon_n preach_v in_o christs-church_n dublin_n july_n 16._o 1663._o at_o the_o funeral_n of_o the_o most_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n john_n late_a lord_n archbishop_n of_o armagh_n and_o primate_n of_o all_o ireland_n with_o a_o succinct_a narrative_n of_o his_o whole_a life_n the_o three_o edition_n enlarge_v by_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n jeremy_n lord_n bishop_n of_o down_n and_o connor_n london_n print_v by_o i._n g._n for_o richard_n royston_n bookseller_n to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n 1663._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 23._o but_o every_o man_n in_o his_o own_o order_n christ_n the_o first_o fruit_n afterward_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n at_o his_o come_n the_o condition_n of_o man_n in_o this_o world_n be_v so_o limit_a and_o depress_v so_o relative_a and_o imperfect_a 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