Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	good_a	life_n	see_v	9,943	5	3.4753	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65750	Redemption of time, the duty and wisdom of Christians in evil days, or, A practical discourse shewing what special opportunities ought to be redeem'd ... by J.W.	Wade, John, b. 1643.	1683 (1683)	Wing W178; ESTC R34695	377,547	592

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in_o idleness_n and_o laziness_n p._n 179._o idleness_n a_o sin_n against_o our_o creation_n p._n 180._o against_o our_o redemption_n p._n 182._o against_o our_o body_n and_o soul_n against_o our_o neighbour_n p._n 283._o and_o a_o inlet_n to_o many_o other_o sin_n p._n 186._o 2._o such_o person_n be_v just_o censurable_a who_o misspend_v their_o time_n in_o excessive_a sleep_n and_o drousiness_n which_o waste_v not_o only_o much_o of_o our_o time_n but_o the_o best_a of_o our_o time_n too_o p._n 190._o immoderate_a sleep_v naught_o on_o any_o day_n but_o worst_a of_o all_o upon_o the_o lord's-day_n p._n 191._o 3._o many_o misspend_v their_o time_n in_o impertinent_a employment_n p._n 192._o 4._o many_o lose_v much_o precious_a time_n in_o vain_a thought_n p._n 194._o 5._o in_o vain_a speech_n p._n 195._o 6._o in_o vain_a pleasure_n p._n 205._o in_o curiosity_n about_o dress_n and_o trim_v the_o body_n p._n 206._o in_o make_v dainty_a provision_n for_o the_o belly_n p._n 207._o in_o 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