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	eternal_a	spiritual_a	4,250	5	6.2137	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17534	A general discourse against the damnable sect of vsurers grounded vppon the vvorde of God, and confirmed by the auctoritie of doctors both auncient, and newe; necessarie for all tymes, but most profitable for these later daies, in which, charitie being banished, couetousnes hath gotten the vpper hande. VVhereunto is annexed another godlie treatise concernyng the lawfull vse of ritches. Seene and allowed accordyng to her Maiesties iniunctions.; Doctrina de usura. English	Caesar, Philipp, d. 1585.; Hemmingsen, Neils, 1513-1600. Commentaria in omnes epistolas Apostolorum.; Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.	1578 (1578)	STC 4342; ESTC S107129	86,650	150

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this_o treatise_n follow_v 1._o of_o riches_n and_o contract_n in_o general_n 2._o of_o the_o lawful_a use_n of_o riches_n 3._o of_o contract_n 4._o of_o exchange_n 5._o of_o buy_v and_o sell_v 6._o of_o lend_v 7._o of_o usury_n 8._o that_o usury_n be_v forbid_v and_o wherefore_o 9_o the_o punishment_n of_o usurer_n 10._o the_o objection_n which_o usurer_n allege_v for_o themselves_o 11._o the_o duty_n of_o preacher_n in_o reprove_v of_o usury_n 12._o necessary_a admonition_n for_o all_o dealer_n in_o this_o world_n 13._o of_o alm_n 14._o the_o kind_n of_o alm_n 15._o the_o cause_n move_v to_o mercifulness_n 16._o of_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o giver_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o deal_v alm_n 17._o the_o end_n and_o fruit_n of_o alm_n give_v 18._o of_o commodation_n 19_o of_o let_v forth_o to_o hire_v 20._o of_o the_o contract_n of_o society_n 21._o of_o church_n good_n 22._o how_o heinous_o they_o sin_v which_o spoil_n the_o church_n of_o her_o good_n 23._o a_o question_n about_o 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