Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	death_n	law_n	sin_n	10,688	5	5.7271	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57197	The vanitie of man, in his best estate a sermon preached at St. Maries in Nottingham, March 18. 1657. at the funeral of the honourable Francis Pierepont, Esq; third son to the right honourable Robert late Earl of Kingston. By William Reynolds, M.A. minister of the Gospel at St. Maries in Nottingham.	Reynolds, William, 1625-1698.; Whitlock, John, 1625-1709.	1658 (1658)	Wing R1323A; ESTC R217985	20,473	35

vanity_n yea_o be_v not_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n a_o lie_n cease_v therefore_o from_o man_n who_o breath_n be_v in_o his_o nostril_n for_o wherein_o be_v he_o to_o be_v account_v of_o isa_n 2.22_o most_o apposite_a to_o this_o be_v that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n which_o we_o have_v cite_v once_o already_o put_v not_o your_o trust_n in_o prince_n nor_o in_o the_o son_n of_o man_n 146.34_o isal_n 146.34_o in_o who_o be_v no_o help_n his_o breath_n go_v forth_o he_o return_v to_o his_o earth_n in_o that_o very_a day_n his_o thought_n perish_v second_o reproof_n second_o reproof_n let_v this_o serve_v to_o give_v a_o check_n to_o all_o covetous_a or_o ambitious_a desire_n whereunto_o satan_n may_v either_o tempt_v we_o or_o our_o own_o evil_a heart_n incline_v we_o methinks_v this_o may_v be_v a_o notable_a argument_n to_o take_v our_o heart_n off_o from_o the_o world_n ask_v thyself_o what_o be_v it_o o_o my_o soul_n that_o thou_o be_v so_o eager_a in_o pursuit_n after_o be_v it_o 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rich_a man_n be_v vanity_n yea_o every_o man_n be_v vanity_n in_o his_o best_a civil_a estate_n by_o this_o i_o understand_v man_n when_o he_o have_v attain_v to_o great_a riches_n to_o great_a honour_n to_o great_a power_n and_o authority_n in_o the_o world_n first_o the_o rich_a yea_o the_o rich_a man_n be_v altogether_o vanity_n how_o vain_a be_v riches_n themselves_o and_o all_o which_o they_o when_o enjoy_v in_o the_o great_a plenty_n and_o abundance_n imaginable_a do_v furnish_v and_o accommodate_v we_o with_o you_o may_v read_v what_o judgement_n solomon_n after_o his_o large_a experience_n pass_v hereupon_o i_o get_v i_o servant_n and_o maiden_n etc._n eccles_n 2.7.8.9_o etc._n etc._n and_o have_v servant_n bear_v in_o my_o house_n also_o i_o have_v great_a possession_n of_o great_a and_o small_a cattle_n above_o all_o that_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n before_o i_o i_o gather_v i_o also_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o the_o peculiar_a treasure_n of_o king_n and_o of_o the_o province_n 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so_o the_o honourable_a person_n be_v also_o altogether_o vanity_n yea_o indeed_o the_o high_a any_o person_n be_v in_o honour_n he_o be_v but_o vanity_n in_o a_o great_a degree_n man_n of_o low_a degree_n be_v vanity_n and_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n be_v a_o lie_n to_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o balance_n they_o be_v altogether_o light_a than_o vanity_n psal_n 62.9_o and_o in_o psal_n 49.12_o man_n be_v in_o honour_n abide_v not_o he_o be_v like_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v three_o man_n when_o arrive_v at_o and_o invest_v with_o the_o great_a power_n and_o authority_n trap._n authority_n man_z when_o advance_v to_o the_o high_a power_n and_o authority_n be_v vanity_n mr._n trap._n even_o in_o this_o his_o estate_n she_o altogether_o vanity_n if_o a_o prince_n his_o breath_n be_v but_o in_o his_o nostril_n and_o he_o be_v equal_o if_o not_o more_o subject_a to_o death_n than_o the_o mean_a peasant_n the_o mortal_a since_o say_v one_o be_v master_n of_o the_o royal_a sceptre_n and_o 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