Selected quad for the lemma: body_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
body_n	dead_a	soul_n	spirit_n	13,984	5	5.8732	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30629	Cavsa dei, or, An apology for God wherein the perpetuity of infernal torments is evidenced and divine both goodness and justice, that notwithstanding, defended : the nature of punishments in general, and of infernal ones in particular displayed : the evangelical righteousness explicated and setled : the divinity of the Gentiles both as to things to be believed, and things to be practised, adumbrated, and the wayes whereby it was communicated, plainly discover'd / by Richard Burthogge ...	Burthogge, Richard, 1638?-ca. 1700.	1675 (1675)	Wing B6149; ESTC R17327	142,397	594

expect_v i_o shall_v say_v something_o not_o to_o mention_v that_o pherecides_n syrus_n master_n of_o pythagoras_n 1._o be_v say_v by_o some_o by_o other_o thales_n to_o be_v the_o first_o that_o assert_v it_o thal._n which_o i_o will_v then_o credit_v when_o i_o be_o convince_v that_o before_o they_o there_o be_v neither_o worship_n nor_o theology_n i_o affirm_v it_o a_o doctrine_n so_o universal_o believe_v and_o know_v to_o be_v so_o senec._n that_o it_o be_v superfluous_a to_o be_v much_o in_o citation_n you_o shall_v therefore_o have_v the_o trouble_n but_o of_o read_v one_o testimony_n which_o for_o pregnancy_n and_o fullness_n of_o its_o sense_n and_o its_o conformity_n with_o that_o of_o holy_a writ_n will_v supersede_n all_o other_o it_o be_v moschion_n 120._o or_o as_o some_o menander_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d permit_v the_o dead_a to_o be_v cover_v with_o earth_n and_o every_o thing_n whence_o it_o come_v into_o the_o body_n thither_o to_o return_v the_o spirit_n to_o heaven_n and_o the_o body_n to_o earth_n so_o solomon_n then_o shall_v the_o dust_n return_v to_o the_o earth_n 12.7_o as_o it_o be_v and_o the_o spirit_n shall_v return_v unto_o god_n that_o give_v it_o phaed._n and_o socrates_n be_v sure_a of_o it_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o god_n lord_n as_o for_o judgement_n it_o be_v manifest_a by_o a_o passage_n which_o i_o cite_v out_o of_o jamblicus_n upon_o the_o first_o argument_n that_o the_o great_a pythagoras_n both_o believe_v and_o teach_v it_o and_o what_o apprehension_n the_o more_o ancient_a time_n have_v and_o how_o conformable_a to_o those_o that_o christian_n have_v from_o christ_n in_o matthew_n etc._n be_v deduceable_a from_o the_o old_a story_n of_o erus_fw-la son_n of_o armenius_n which_o we_o have_v in_o plato_n etc._n and_o which_o i_o mention_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o my_o former_a 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〈◊〉_d that_o many_o of_o the_o dynaste_n or_o ruler_n of_o the_o world_n be_v wicked_a thence_o he_o take_v occasion_n to_o resume_v his_o story_n and_o to_o tell_v how_o upright_o how_o equal_o how_o impartial_o judge_v rhadamanthus_n do_v acquit_v himself_o towards_o they_o and_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o foresay_a rhadamanthus_n take_v such_o a_o one_o in_o hand_n to_o examine_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o take_v cognizance_n of_o nothing_o in_o he_o neither_o of_o what_o rank_n or_o quality_n he_o be_v or_o from_o who_o descend_v but_o only_o that_o he_o be_v wicked_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o find_v he_o so_o dismiss_v he_o to_o hell_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d put_v on_o he_o ●_o mark_v to_o signify_v that_o he_o be_v curable_a or_o else_o incurable_a it_o seem_v they_o hold_v purgatory_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o if_o he_o see_v another_o soul_n that_o of_o a_o man_n that_o have_v live_v holy_o and_o according_a to_o truth_n and_o just_o whether_o it_o be_v that_o of_o a_o plain_a and_o unlearned_a man_n or_o else_o of_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o principal_o i_o say_v o_o callicles_n if_o it_o be_v a_o philosopher_n i_o have_v almost_o render_v it_o if_o a_o christian_n one_o that_o mind_v his_o own_o matter_n and_o be_v no_o busybody_n in_o other_o mens_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o hug_v and_o send_v to_o the_o island_n of_o the_o bless_a aeacus_n do_v the_o like_a minos_n sit_v by_o superintend_v according_a to_o ulysses_n in_o homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hold_v a_o golden_a sceptre_n and_o ordain_v right_o to_o the_o dead_a this_o for_o the_o judgement_n to_o come_v but_o if_o any_o urge_v that_o the_o testimony_n i_o have_v cite_v do_v concern_v the_o particular_a one_o which_o every_o soul_n assoon_o as_o it_o abandon_v and_o forsake_v the_o body_n undergo_v rather_o than_o the_o general_n wherein_o all_o man_n all_o together_o soul_n and_o 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of_o the_o daemon_n who_o from_o the_o beginning_n assign_v every_o one_o his_o own_o daemon_n and_o do_v in_o sacrifice_n according_a to_o his_o own_o pleasure_n show_v every_o man_n his_o own_o nor_o be_v iamblicus_n testimony_n the_o only_a one_o i_o have_v in_o this_o matter_n for_o plato_n in_o his_o convivium_fw-la lat_fw-la have_v speak_v somewhat_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o office_n of_o love_n to_o the_o end_v he_o may_v discourse_n more_o confident_o of_o it_o introduce_v one_o diotima_n a_o stranger_n but_o a_o prophetess_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o make_v her_o answer_n socrates_n inquire_v what_o that_o love_n shall_v be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o god_n himself_o as_o he_o have_v apprehend_v it_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a daemon_n mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man._n she_o say_v the_o great_a daemon_n for_o she_o suppose_v there_o be_v many_o daemon_n but_o this_o the_o great_a one_o or_o lord-demon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v many_o and_o diverse_a daemon_n and_o love_n be_v one_o of_o they_o i_o know_v you_o do_v not_o startle_v at_o the_o name_n nor_o at_o the_o thing_n daemon_n though_o i_o believe_v some_o other_o will_n who_o be_v less_o acquaint_v with_o the_o ancient_a learning_n and_o who_o know_v no_o other_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n than_o what_o common_a usage_n now_o enstamp_v upon_o it_o but_o there_o will_v be_v little_a reason_n for_o any_o man_n to_o boggle_v at_o either_o if_o he_o can_v have_v the_o patience_n but_o to_o hear_v diotima_n describe_v the_o demonial_a nature_n that_o it_o be_v a_o middle_a one_o between_o god_n and_o what_o be_v mortal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o be_v its_o office_n to_o interpret_v and_o to_o carry_v the_o prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o man_n to_o god_n and_o the_o precept_n and_o command_n of_o god_n with_o all_o his_o gracious_a retribution_n and_o return_v to_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o fill_v 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