Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	abandon_v	body_n	condition_n	16	3	5.9523	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51685	A treatise of morality in two parts / written in French by F. Malbranch, author of The search after truth ; and translated into English, by James Shipton, M.A.; Traité de morale. English	Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715.; Shipton, James, M.A.	1699 (1699)	Wing M319; ESTC R10000	190,929	258

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god_n which_o we_o enjoy_v by_o it_o we_o must_v not_o desire_v that_o order_n shall_v accommodate_v itself_o to_o our_o will_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v do_v for_o order_n be_v immutable_a and_o necessary_a we_o must_v not_o wish_v that_o god_n will_v not_o punish_v our_o iniquity_n god_n be_v a_o judge_n that_o can_v be_v corrupt_v these_o desire_n corrupt_v we_o these_o foolish_a and_o insignificant_a wish_n be_v injurious_a to_o the_o purity_n the_o justice_n and_o immutability_n of_o god_n they_o strike_v at_o the_o essential_a attribute_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n we_o shall_v abhor_v our_o own_o corruption_n and_o fashion_v all_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o heart_n by_o order_n we_o shall_v revenge_v on_o ourselves_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o order_n or_o at_o least_o we_o shall_v humble_o submit_v to_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n for_o he_o who_o wish_v that_o god_n will_v not_o punish_v theft_n or_o drunkenness_n do_v not_o love_n god_n and_o though_o 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