Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	body_n	bring_v	death_n	8,551	5	5.4004	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77132	The description and confutation of mysticall Anti-Christ, the Familists; or, An information drawn up and published for the confirmation and comfort of the faithfull, against many Antichristian Familisticall doctrines which are frequently preached and printed in England: particularly in those dangerous books called Theologia Germanica, the Bright Star, Divinity and Philosophy dissected. / Written by Benjamin Bourne. Published according to order.	Bourne, Benjamin, fl. 1646.	1646 (1646)	Wing B3844; Thomason E349_21; STC 672; ESTC R201037	116,136	151

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he_o go_v on_o in_o a_o way_n that_o be_v no_o better_a than_o enmity_n and_o rebellion_n against_o jesus_n christ_n joh._n 15.14_o you_o be_v my_o friend_n if_o you_o do_v what_o i_o command_v you_o they_o be_v not_o friend_n but_o enemy_n and_o rebel_n who_o out_o of_o wilfulness_n or_o ignorance_n do_v practice_v the_o contrary_a jam._n 4.4_o consider_v these_o two_o thing_n first_o for_o a_o man_n to_o live_v in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o ordinance_n by_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n and_o of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o letter_n this_o be_v to_o live_v below_o that_o light_n that_o he_o ought_v to_o live_v in_o see_v both_o these_o in_o isa_n 58.2_o 3_o 4_o so_o on_o matth._n 23.14_o 15._o rom._n 2.17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o a_o man_n may_v notwithstanding_o the_o light_n of_o the_o word_n and_o reason_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o cross_n of_o jesus_n christ_n see_v the_o same_o scripture_n rom._n 2.23_o matth._n 19.20_o revel_v 3.15_o 16_o 17._o last_o of_o all_o for_o one_o that_o 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