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	sin_n	20,389	5	4.8932	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62392	The faithful souldier's reward, or, A glimpse of the saints happiness discovered in two sermons, occasioned by the death of that truly vertuous and religious gentle woman, Mrs. Katherine Disney : the former preached at Kirkstead, the place of her last abode here upon the earth, on the 18th day of May, 1690, being the Lord's Day, and the latter at Swinderly, near Lincoln, where she was interr'd the Tuesday following / by William Scoffin.	Scoffin, William, 1655?-1732.	1692 (1692)	Wing S933; ESTC R11432	41,514	126

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the_o faith_n henceforth_o there_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o i_o a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n which_o the_o lord_n the_o righteous_a judge_n shall_v give_v i_o at_o that_o day_n and_o not_o to_o i_o only_o but_o unto_o all_o they_o also_o that_o love_n his_o appear_v the_o decease_a gentlewoman_n and_o our_o honour_a friend_n who_o death_n have_v occasion_v our_o present_a meeting_n do_v some_o year_n ago_o make_v choice_n of_o this_o scripture_n to_o be_v preach_v upon_o at_o her_o funeral_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v recommend_v to_o i_o by_o her_o most_o affectionate_a and_o now_o sorrowful_a survive_v husband_n and_o have_v i_o be_v leave_v unto_o my_o own_o choice_n i_o can_v not_o have_v pitch_v upon_o a_o more_o suitable_a subject_n consider_v the_o temptation_n and_o conflict_n she_o have_v more_o than_o many_o other_o christian_n do_v ever_o meet_v with_o the_o life_n of_o every_o sincere_a christian_a be_v a_o continual_a warfare_n yet_o some_o be_v exercise_v with_o sharp_a 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