Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	aaron_n	death_n	prepare_v	16	3	8.6746	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B07982	A direction to death: teaching man the way to die well, that being dead, he may liue euer. Made in the forme of a dialogue, for the ease and benefite of him that shall reade it. The speakers therein are Quirinus and Regulus.	Perneby, William.	1599 (1599)	STC 19766.7; ESTC S94700	255,346	516

man_n word_n be_v these_o 39.4_o psal_n 39.4_o lord_n let_v i_o know_v my_o end_n and_o the_o measure_n of_o my_o day_n what_o it_o be_v let_v i_o know_v how_o long_o i_o have_v to_o live_v the_o second_o these_o 90.12_o 90.12_o teach_v we_o so_o to_o number_v our_o day_n that_o we_o may_v apply_v our_o heart_n unto_o wisdom_n the_o three_o these_o 3.6_o tob._n 3.6_o deal_v with_o i_o as_o seem_v best_a unto_o thou_o and_o command_v my_o spirit_n to_o be_v take_v from_o i_o that_o i_o may_v be_v dissolve_v and_o become_v earth_n for_o it_o be_v better_a for_o i_o to_o die_v than_o to_o live_v for_o this_o therefore_o shall_v we_o both_o labour_n and_o pray_v a_o work_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v prepare_v for_o death_n but_o a_o work_n of_o grace_n must_v proceed_v from_o god_n not_o from_o man_n that_o which_o proceed_v from_o god_n must_v by_o prayer_n be_v ask_v of_o god_n that_o man_n therefore_o may_v meditate_v of_o his_o death_n he_o must_v crave_v grace_n of_o god_n to_o enable_v he_o to_o frame_v himself_o to_o death_n that_o so_o he_o may_v not_o altogether_o be_v unprovided_a for_o death_n and_o thus_o you_o see_v by_o what_o a_o man_n may_v be_v induce_v to_o think_v of_o his_o death_n which_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n that_o he_o be_v to_o regard_v in_o his_o life_n that_o he_o be_v not_o take_v unaware_o by_o death_n q._n i_o do_v so_o and_o i_o remain_v your_o debt_n our_o therefore_o but_o now_o have_v see_v what_o be_v there_o well_o worthy_a to_o be_v see_v i_o will_v crave_v that_o we_o may_v pass_v to_o the_o second_o that_o there_o i_o may_v also_o see_v what_o meet_a be_v to_o be_v see_v r._n your_o will_n be_v do_v q_o what_o therefore_o may_v be_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n which_o you_o say_v he_o be_v daily_o to_o take_v from_o death_n which_o be_v desirous_a in_o life_n to_o prepare_v for_o death_n r._n nothing_o else_o but_o sin_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v 15.56_o 1._o cor._n 15.56_o the_o sting_n of_o 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