Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	blood_n	sin_n	wash_v	5,624	5	9.0032	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89645	A little starre, giving some light into the counsels and purposes of God revealed in the Scriptures. Or A catechisme, wherein these ensuing principles. 1. What God is, and how he manifests himselfe. 2 Why he made the world and man. 3. Mans condition, what, 1. by creation. 2. By his fall. 3. By being restored by Jesus Christ. 4 The uses and ends of the law. 5. What the Gospell is. 6. Justification what it is. 7. Sanctification what, and how it is wrought. 8. What repentance is. 9. The use and ends of the Scriptures. 10. What true prayer is. 11. Baptisme, and the Lords Supper, why, and how used. 12. Generall redemption what, and how to be adjudged of. 13. Resurrection and judgement what. 14. Heaven and Hell what, in truth and misterie. All which are briefly by way of question and answer opened and explained. / By VVilliam Mason.	Mason, William, Anabaptist.	1653 (1653)	Wing M948; Thomason E1505_1; ESTC R208669	86,553	204

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because_o he_o bear_v or_o suffer_v for_o their_o iniquity_n therefore_o god_n have_v exalt_v he_o and_o make_v he_o glorious_a because_o 12._o he_o pour_v out_o his_o soul_n to_o death_n and_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o not_o all_o but_o many_o thus_o this_o scripture_n be_v due_o weigh_v all_o man_n may_v hence_o judge_v whether_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n intend_v a_o general_a redemption_n of_o all_o without_o exception_n or_o of_o a_o peculiar_a people_n even_o mystical_a israel_n who_o he_o have_v adopt_v to_o himself_o 18._o in_o jesus_n christ_n for_o son_n and_o daughter_n for_o though_o the_o lord_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n as_o to_o any_o outward_a appearance_n he_o regard_v not_o