Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	flesh_n	live_v	mortify_v	7,524	5	11.3904	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26064	A discourse concerning a death-bed repentance by William Assheton ...	Assheton, William, 1641-1711.	1696 (1696)	Wing A4032; ESTC R4704	23,063	76

bed_n repentance_n viz._n the_o labourer_n in_o the_o vineyard_n who_o come_v in_o at_o the_o eleven_o hour_n and_o the_o thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n but_o as_o preparatory_a to_o my_o enlargement_n on_o these_o particular_n whereby_o it_o will_v be_v more_o distinct_a and_o instructive_a i_o must_v first_o premise_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o a_o deathbed_n repentance_n now_o a_o deathbed_n repentance_n denote_v two_o thing_n 1._o a_o finish_v that_o great_a work_n of_o repentance_n which_o we_o begin_v in_o our_o health_n and_o take_v some_o care_n to_o carry_v on_o amid_o the_o business_n and_o diversion_n of_o this_o world_n but_o do_v now_o more_o solemn_o complete_a at_o our_o death_n by_o review_v the_o state_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o perfect_v our_o account_n with_o god_n this_o kind_n of_o deathbed_n repentance_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o mistake_n that_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a duty_n and_o be_v the_o commendable_a practice_n of_o good_a and_o pious_a men._n but_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o vulgar_a notion_n of_o a_o deathbed_n repentance_n viz._n when_o a_o man_n then_o begin_v to_o repent_v when_o he_o come_v to_o die_v when_o a_o man_n have_v spend_v all_o his_o life_n in_o the_o gratify_n of_o his_o lust_n and_o have_v follow_v his_o own_o vicious_a inclination_n when_o he_o have_v deny_v himself_o no_o carnal_a satisfaction_n but_o have_v take_v his_o fill_n of_o sensual_a pleasure_n and_o yet_o such_o a_o man_n when_o his_o body_n be_v disable_v and_o death_n approach_v so_o that_o he_o have_v neither_o time_n nor_o inclination_n to_o sin_n any_o long_o will_v pretend_v to_o be_v sorry_a for_o his_o sin_n and_o repent_v this_o we_o call_v a_o deathbed_n repentance_n now_o how_o unsafe_a and_o uncomfortable_a such_o a_o deathbed_n repentance_n be_v i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o convince_v you_o by_o examine_v the_o formentioned_a particular_n i._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o true_a repentance_n the_o vulgar_a and_o common_a notion_n of_o repentance_n be_v 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