Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	bless_v	forget_v	lord_n	4,169	5	5.2389	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62374	A brief and plain commentary with notes, not more useful than seasonable, upon the whole prophecie of Malachy delivered, sermon-wise, divers years since at Pitmister in Summerset / by William Sclater ... ; now published by his son William Sclater ...	Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing S913; ESTC R17140	147,505	246

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forsake_v he_o he_o shall_v be_v my_o salvation_n with_o a_o hypocrite_n and_o wicked_a man_n it_o be_v not_o so_o if_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o present_o merciful_a again_o and_o at_o their_o beck_n present_o they_o renounce_v he_o as_o 1_o sam._n 28.6.7_o when_o the_o lord_n answer_v not_o saul_n by_o dream_n etc._n etc._n present_o he_o fly_v off_o to_o a_o witch_n and_o will_v god_n this_o be_v not_o too_o evident_a among_o our_o people_n so_o long_o as_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v gain_v by_o religion_n and_o the_o current_n of_o the_o time_n ru●●_n that_o way_n who_o but_o they_o but_o if_o the_o lord_n just_o be_v displease_v for_o hypocrisy_n so_o that_o they_o feel_v he_o not_o so_o gracious_a as_o in_o time_n past_a or_o perceive_v that_o he_o answer_v not_o present_o to_o their_o call_n they_o then_o forsake_v and_o renounce_v he_o 8._o a_o wicked_a man_n at_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n favour_n it_o work_v envy_v and_o hatred_n against_o those_o to_o who_o the_o lord_n show_v 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experiment_n of_o his_o take_a notice_n of_o man_n sin_n and_o hatred_n of_o they_o use_v see_v isa_n 1.24_o and_o what_o may_v we_o learn_v hence_o but_o to_o take_v heed_n how_o we_o continue_v to_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o wrath_n by_o our_o continue_a sin_n sure_o though_o the_o lord_n keep_v long_a silence_n yet_o at_o length_n he_o reprove_v by_o his_o judgman_n and_o as_o david_n say_v psal_n 50.21_o 22._o consider_v this_o you_o that_o forget_v god_n lest_o he_o tear_v you_o in_o piece_n like_o a_o lion_n and_o there_o be_v none_o to_o deliver_v the_o lord_n put_v upon_o he_o the_o habit_n of_o these_o violent_a creature_n the_o more_o to_o terrify_v sometime_o he_o seem_v to_o sleep_v and_o david_n say_v the_o lord_n awake_v out_o of_o sleep_n but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o wrath_n he_o be_v furious_a and_o none_o can_v stand_v before_o he_o and_o will_v god_n belove_v you_o can_v all_o lay_v this_o to_o heart_n swearer_n drunkard_n etc._n etc._n sure_o the_o restraint_n 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