Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	commit_v	employ_v	great_a	20	3	2.0850	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59194	Daniel Sennertus his meditations setting forth a plain method of living holily and dying happily / written originally in Latin, and now translated into English.	Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637.	1694 (1694)	Wing S2536; ESTC R19038	74,434	198

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put_v on_o the_o person_n of_o a_o die_a man_n even_o now_o whilst_o the_o strength_n of_o your_o mind_n and_o body_n remain_v perfect_a and_o entire_a in_o you_o do_v those_o thing_n now_o which_o you_o will_v desire_v to_o do_v when_o you_o be_v a_o die_a and_o then_o when_o ever_o the_o tim●_n draw_v nigh_o that_o you_o must_v die_v indeed_o you_o will_v find_v all_o those_o holy_a preparation_n with_o which_o you_o so_o frequent_o exercise_v yourself_o in_o your_o life_n time_n will_v be_v wonderful_o helpful_a and_o subservient_fw-fr to_o you_o in_o that_o your_o last_o hour_n all_o the_o divine_a comfort_n and_o consolation_n with_o which_o you_o entertain_v yourself_o during_o the_o day_n of_o your_o pilgrimage_n here_o will_v come_v afresh_o into_o your_o mind_n and_o you_o will_v have_v little_o more_o to_o do_v than_o to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o reflection_n on_o a_o well_o spend_v life_n and_o to_o commend_v your_o soul_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o into_o the_o hand_n 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death_n there_o remain_v another_o life_n and_o death_n be_v the_o passage_n either_o to_o eternal_a happiness_n or_o misery_n p._n 10_o chap._n iu_o all_o man_n after_o death_n must_v stand_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o god_n p._n 16._o chap._n v._o and_o some_o shall_v be_v translate_v into_o eternal_a life_n abound_v with_o infinite_a felicity_n p._n 22._o chap._n vi_o whilst_o other_o shall_v be_v cast_v headlong_o into_o the_o unspeakable_a torment_n of_o hell_n p._n 27._o chap._n vii_o and_o since_o they_o only_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o bless_a life_n who_o die_v well_o it_o therefore_o concern_v all_o man_n to_o be_v careful_a how_o they_o live_v and_o to_o prepare_v themselves_o for_o a_o bless_a death_n as_o a_o thing_n very_o difficult_a now_o this_o preparation_n be_v either_o general_a and_o to_o be_v exercise_v every_o day_n or_o particular_a to_o be_v perform_v when_o death_n approach_v p._n 36._o chap._n viii_o towards_o this_o general_a and_o daily_a preparation_n it_o be_v requisite_a for_o a_o man_n first_o to_o consider_v the_o certainty_n of_o death_n the_o shortness_n of_o life_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n p._n 38._o chap._n ix_o second_o not_o to_o fear_v death_n p._n 52._o chap._n x._o three_o that_o he_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o christian_n p._n 61._o chap._n ii_o now_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o christian_a consist_v chief_o in_o true_a repentance_n and_o first_o in_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n p._n 68_o chap._n xii_o second_o in_o a_o humble_a reliance_n on_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o in_o faith_n in_o christ_n p._n 73._o chap._n xiii_o three_o in_o a_o holy_a life_n p._n 79._o chap._n fourteen_o and_o he_o live_v well_o who_o love_v god_n above_o all_o thing_n p._n 85._o chap._n xv._o and_o his_o neighbour_n as_o himself_o p._n 93._o chap._n xvi_o and_o to_o this_o end_n he_o be_v to_o strive_v against_o all_o capital_a and_o enormeus_n sin_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o his_o neighbour_n p._n 97._o chap._n xvii_o and_o that_o the_o christian_n may_v the_o better_o persevere_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o virtue_n and_o repentante_n it_o may_v be_v very_o useful_a for_o he_o to_o compose_v a_o diary_n or_o a_o daily_a form_n of_o devotion_n p._n 118_o chap._n xviii_o the_o particular_a preparation_n for_o death_n consist_v in_o two_o thing_n one_o whereof_o concern_v the_o sick_a person_n and_o the_o other_o his_o neighbour_n the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o die_a man_n make_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o fortify_v his_o mind_n against_o all_o those_o temptation_n which_o usual_o insinuate_v themselves_o at_o this_o time_n the_o second_o be_v that_o he_o be_v in_o perfect_a love_n and_o charity_n with_o all_o man_n and_o right_o dispose_v of_o all_o his_o worldly_a concern_v p._n 140._o imprimatur_fw-la feb._n 15._o 1693_o 4._o guil._n lancaster_n r_n p_o d_o henrico_n epis_n lond_n à_fw-la sacris_fw-la domestics_n errata_fw-la pag._n 13_o 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