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	life_n	power_n	13,082	5	5.0974	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01135	The true Israelite, or, The sincere Christian distinguished from the hypocrite. By Master William Andrewes, late minister of the word of God.	Andrewes, William, minister of the word of God.	1638 (1638)	STC 630.5; ESTC S124182	38,395	238

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thou_o seek_v it_o think_v that_o each_o one_o of_o these_o consideration_n will_v spur_v he_o on_o to_o virtue_n and_o honourable_a deportment_n he_o be_v a_o stranger_n no_o citizen_n of_o rome_n no_o patrician_n but_o a_o man_n of_o arpinas_n of_o a_o obscure_a place_n next_o he_o seek_v for_o the_o consulship_n the_o high_a dignity_n &_o that_o in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n where_o be_v a_o multitude_n of_o choice_n competitor_n o_o belove_a we_o all_o seem_v to_o make_v suit_n for_o eternal_a life_n the_o preparation_n whereunto_o be_v a_o true_a israelite_n christianity_n with_o out_o fraud_n that_o we_o may_v inflame_v our_o heart_n to_o a_o conversation_n agreeable_a to_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n let_v we_o oftentimes_o think_v of_o these_o word_n novus_n homo_fw-la es_fw-la caelum_fw-la petis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la thou_o be_v a_o stranger_n not_o bear_v a_o citizen_n of_o the_o spiritual_a kingdom_n but_o by_o nature_n a_o child_n of_o wrath_n thou_o seek_v for_o 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one_o by_o one_o 25._o mat._n 26_o 25._o be_v it_o i_o master_n be_v it_o i_o and_o the_o lord_n give_v no_o answer_n but_o when_o the_o course_n come_v for_o the_o traitor_n indeed_o to_o speak_v say_v be_v it_o i_o the_o lord_n seal_v his_o word_n preset_o say_v thou_o have_v say_v so_o belove_v whilst_o we_o hear_v such_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o true_a israelite_n and_o be_v move_v one_o by_o one_o to_o commune_v and_o search_v of_o our_o own_o estate_n say_v be_v it_o i_o that_o be_v the_o true_a israelite_n lord_n be_v it_o i_o when_o he_o speak_v that_o be_v the_o israelite_n indeed_o that_o true_o repent_v of_o his_o sin_n believe_v only_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n &_o live_v just_o sober_o &_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n and_o say_v lord_n be_v it_o i_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n seal_v &_o confirm_v it_o say_v thou_o have_v say_v if_o they_o any_o soul_n which_o have_v long_o please_v itself_o with_o the_o shadow_n of_o his_o figtree_n the_o delight_n 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