Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	believe_v	know_v	word_n	4,525	5	4.2540	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13075	Christian observations and resolutions, or, The daylie practise of the renewed man, turning all occurrents to spirituall uses, and these uses to his vnion with God I. centurie : vvith a resolution for death, &c. / newlie published by Mr William Struther ...	Struther, William, 1578-1633.	1628 (1628)	STC 23367; ESTC S1007	124,060	389

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return_v now_o o_o my_o soul_n to_o thy_o rest_n and_o abide_v in_o it_o for_o god_n have_v be_v and_o will_v be_v for_o ever_o beneficial_a unto_o thou_o psal._n 116._o 7._o amen_o finis_fw-la a_o resolution_n for_o death_n write_v under_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n in_o the_o time_n of_o a_o painful_a disease_n and_o now_o publish_v for_o their_o comfort_n who_o study_n to_o approve_v themselves_o to_o god_n and_o to_o assure_v all_o that_o live_v the_o life_n of_o the_o righteous_a that_o they_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a by_o the_o same_o author_n m._n w._n s._n i_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n philipp_n 1._o 23._o edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andro_n hart._n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1628._o philipp_n 1._o 21._o christ_n be_v to_o i_o both_o in_o death_n and_o in_o life_n advantage_n luke_n 2._o 29._o 30._o lord_n now_o let_v thou_o thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n 1._o cor._n 15._o 55._o 56._o 57_o o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n o_o grave_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o law_n but_o thanks_n be_v to_o god_n which_o give_v we_o the_o victory_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n a_o table_n of_o the_o follow_a treatise_n the_o proposition_n of_o the_o resolution_n num._n 1._o the_o first_o ground_n from_o present_a misery_n 2._o the_o misery_n of_o our_o body_n 3._o the_o misery_n of_o the_o soul_n 4._o the_o misery_n of_o our_o lott_n 5._o the_o second_o ground_n from_o our_o happiness_n 6._o the_o happiness_n of_o our_o soul_n 7._o the_o happiness_n of_o our_o body_n 8._o the_o happiness_n of_o our_o lot_n 9_o the_o three_o ground_n from_o god_n work_n in_o we_o concern_v our_o misery_n and_o happiness_n 10._o sense_n of_o misery_n in_o the_o body_n 11._o sense_n of_o misery_n in_o the_o soul_n 12._o sense_n of_o misery_n in_o our_o lot_n 13._o sense_n of_o glory_n in_o heaven_n 14._o resolution_n itself_o 15._o the_o godly_a man_n die_v not_o 16._o but_o overcome_v death_n in_o christ._n 17._o he_o prevent_v death_n in_o his_o life_n 18._o he_o preven_v his_o burial_n in_o life_n 19_o four_o joyful_a solemnity_n 20._o joy_n at_o birth_n 21._o joy_n at_o marriage_n 22._o joy_n at_o triumph_n 23._o joy_n at_o coronation_n 24._o they_o be_v all_o at_o the_o death_n of_o the_o godly_a 25._o encouragement_n against_o death_n from_o they_o 26._o the_o noise_n at_o death_n 27._o fearful_a cry_n to_o the_o wicked_a 28._o comfortable_a cry_n to_o the_o godly_a 29._o a_o glorious_a change_n at_o death_n 30._o many_o union_n with_o the_o body_n 31_o necessity_n of_o separation_n 32_o document_n of_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n 33._o 1._o mortality_n of_o the_o body_n 34._o 2._o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n 35._o 3._o god_n love_n save_v we_o from_o hell_n 36._o 4._o that_o his_o love_n stand_v 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