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
A91733	Rules for the government of the tongue: together, with directions in six particular cases. [brace] 1 Confession of our faults to men. 2 Confession of Christ before men. 3 Reprehension of faults in others. 4 Christian communication. [brace] Vrbanity and eloquence. 5 Consolation of the afflicted. 6 Self-commendation, and a disproof of perfection in this life. Added, as a supplement, to the Rules for governing [brace] 1 the thoughts, 2 the affections, in the Precepts for Christian practice, or, The rule of the new creature, new model'd. / By Edward Reyner, minister of the Gospel in Lincolne.	Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.; Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668. Precepts for Christian practice.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1230; Thomason E1594_2; ESTC R208861	220,132	401

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of_o reproof_n do_v not_o heal_v but_o hurt_v both_o the_o party_n scil_n the_o reprover_n and_o the_o reprove_v therefore_o first_o take_v a_o reproof_n kind_o from_o another_o and_o digest_v it_o well_o afterward_o give_v he_o a_o gentle_a reproof_n as_o there_o be_v occasion_n and_o hereby_o thou_o may_v both_o set_v he_o a_o pattern_n and_o lay_v a_o engagement_n upon_o he_o to_o take_v a_o reproof_n well_o from_o thou_o the_o three_o thing_n follow_v scil_n reason_n of_o it_o which_o may_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o necessity_n commodity_n and_o excellency_n of_o reproof_n 1_o from_o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o in_o itself_o necessity_n necessity_n for_o both_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n command_v it_o levit._n 19_o 17._o mat._n 18.15_o and_o that_o in_o respect_n 1_o of_o ourselves_o 2_o of_o other_o 1_o in_o respect_n of_o ourselves_o its_o needful_a for_o we_o to_o reprove_v other_o that_o offend_v 1_o to_o bear_v witness_n against_o sin_n in_o other_o and_o not_o to_o 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the_o great_a judgement_n from_o they_o to_o wit_n of_o not_o be_v reprove_v as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n to_o send_v his_o servant_n to_o reprove_v we_o for_o our_o fault_n and_o not_o suffer_v sin_n to_o lie_v upon_o we_o nor_o we_o to_o lie_v in_o it_o and_o for_o we_o to_o carry_v we_o so_o as_o no_o righteous_a person_n may_v be_v afraid_a or_o unwilling_a to_o tell_v we_o of_o what_o they_o see_v amiss_o in_o we_o so_o it_o be_v a_o grievous_a judgement_n for_o god_n to_o take_v away_o reprover_n from_o a_o nation_n or_o a_o person_n for_o god_n to_o give_v over_o reprove_v of_o man_n by_o his_o servant_n or_o to_o forbid_v they_o to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n he_o have_v a_o purpose_n to_o destroy_v they_o when_o god_n threaten_v to_o plague_n judah_n for_o their_o rebellion_n and_o utter_o to_o cast_v they_o off_o 3.26_o ezek._n 3.26_o he_o impose_v silence_n upon_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n as_o a_o heavy_a judgement_n to_o they_o so_o as_o he_o shall_v 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heart_n common_o cool_v and_o wither_v when_o the_o occasion_n of_o they_o cease_v but_o true_a desire_n flow_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n be_v say_v with_o the_o last_a spring_n of_o grace_n in_o it_o the_o water_n whereof_o shall_v not_o sail_v they_o be_v restless_a never_o quiet_a till_o they_o be_v satisfy_v uncessant_a till_o prevalent_a ever_o rise_v and_o roll_v till_o they_o rest_v in_o the_o centre_n of_o obtain_v they_o that_o desire_v christ_n and_o grace_n pardon_v and_o peace_n etc._n etc._n aright_o be_v not_o only_o importunate_o but_o incessant_o greedy_a for_o they_o and_o will_v be_v god_n remembrancer_n night_n and_o day_n and_o give_v he_o no_o rest_n till_o he_o give_v they_o their_o heart_n desire_n neither_o delay_n nor_o repulse_n can_v crush_v or_o quash_n sincere_a desire_n 15._o mat._n 15._o see_v this_o exemplify_v in_o the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n desire_n be_v true_a when_o they_o be_v the_o bias_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o incline_v or_o lead_v it_o the_o 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