Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	death_n	life_n	see_v	10,547	5	3.5363	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37048	The assurance of the faithfull, or, The glorious estate of the saints in heaven described and the certainty of their future happiness manifested by reason and Scripture / by M.D.	D'Assigny, Marius, 1643-1717.	1670 (1670)	Wing D282; ESTC R24872	26,857	44

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be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o 5._o this_o life_n shall_v be_v a_o life_n of_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n a_o life_n of_o piety_n and_o justice_n and_o of_o sobriety_n a_o life_n of_o integrity_n for_o than_o we_o shall_v be_v arrive_v to_o the_o supreme_a degree_n of_o perfection_n as_o well_o as_o of_o happiness_n we_o shall_v come_v to_o that_o perfect_a stature_n of_o regeneration_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n shall_v then_o be_v utter_o destroy_v and_o that_o great_a disorder_n which_o his_o apostasy_n have_v cause_v shall_v then_o be_v reform_v in_o heaven_n no_o impure_a thing_n shall_v enter_v 12.14_o rev._n 21._o heb._n 12.14_o for_o without_o holiness_n none_o shall_v see_v god_n the_o glorify_a shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o offend_v their_o god_n for_o the_o inward_a motion_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v right_o dispose_v according_a to_o his_o will_n and_o our_o affection_n perfect_o reform_v the_o outward_a action_n 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