Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	heart_n	lord_n	mercy_n	12,915	5	6.4518	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97258	The poores advocate in 8 parts. Shewing, what an incomparable favour it is to the rich: that there are poor to accept of their charity, had they the wit to know it. Wherein is also made plain, that bounty and frugality is the best and surest way to plenty: with many other rational, and strong inducements to make men liberal; were it but for their own ends. Being enough (with the blessing of God) to change even a Nabal into a Zaccheus. By R. Yonnge [sic], florilegus. Who most earnestly begs of all rich men especially, and that for the poors sake, for Christs and the Gospels sake, but most of all for their own (even if their bodies, names, estates, precious souls and posterities) sake; to lay to heart, what is herein propounded to them out of Gods word, touching the poor: and then certainly, they will neither spend so excessively, nor heap up wealth so unmeasurably as they do; when millions of their poor brethren (for whom God would become man and die to redeem) are in such want, that I want words to express it.	Younge, Richard.	1654 (1654)	Wing Y173; Thomason E1452_3; ESTC R209561	58,165	58

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they_o such_o base_a and_o sluttish_a food_n as_o they_o will_v scarce_o offer_v unto_o their_o dog_n but_o do_v these_o think_v we_o think_v they_o child_n of_o the_o same_o father_n yea_o member_n of_o the_o same_o body_n whereof_o chr●sti●s_v the_o head_n and_o partaker_n in_o hope_n of_o the_o same_o precious_a promise_n with_o themselves_o or_o which_o be_v more_o that_o in_o they_o they_o lend_v unto_o the_o lord_n who_o just_o scorn_v our_o base_a refuse_n yea_o we_o lend_v to_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o and_o will_v we_o give_v unto_o he_o swill_v and_o swine_n meat_n who_o have_v give_v himself_o unto_o we_o and_o vouchsafe_v to_o nourish_v our_o soul_n and_o body_n with_o his_o most_o precious_a body_n and_o blood_n o_o consider_v this_o you_o that_o so_o base_o esteem_v of_o the_o poor_a and_o let_v what_o you_o give_v be_v worth_a the_o give_n it_o be_v a_o honourable_a and_o generous_a custom_n that_o the_o jew_n have_v who_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a th●_n b●st_v of_o what_o they_o have_v because_o god_n be_v to_o have_v the_o best_a and_o what_o be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a for_o god_n sake_n be_v give_v to_o god_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o those_o jew_n will_v one_o day_n rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o the_o most_o of_o christian_n in_o this_o last_o and_o worst_a age._n it_o be_v a_o uncharitable_a charity_n when_o man_n will_v give_v nothing_o to_o the_o poor_a but_o what_o they_o can_v make_v use_n of_o themselves_o the_o mouldiness_n give_v their_o bread_n the_o fly_n give_v their_o meat_n the_o moth_n give_v their_o garment_n but_o will_v christ_n accept_v of_o these_o for_o his_o poor_a member_n no_o he_o that_o accept_v and_o high_o reward_v a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n give_v for_o his_o name_n sake_n where_o be_v no_o better_a thing_n to_o bestow_v mark_v 10.42_o will_v strict_o call_v thou_o to_o a_o account_n for_o spoil_v of_o his_o good_a creature_n god_n have_v give_v you_o much_o good_n to_o the_o end_n you_o may_v do_v much_o good_a but_o you_o withhold_v they_o from_o the_o owner_n thereof_o proverb_n 3.27_o until_o they_o be_v unfit_a to_o give_v and_o every_o way_n unwholesome_a to_o use_v but_o with_o what_o measure_n you_o meet_v christ_n will_v measure_v to_o you_o again_o matth._n 7.2_o you_o give_v his_o friend_n brethren_n and_o child_n the_o refuse_v of_o what_o you_o have_v and_o he_o when_o you_o shall_v stand_v in_o the_o great_a need_n of_o all_o at_o the_o last_o day_n will_v give_v you_o the_o refuse_v of_o what_o he_o have_v viz._n depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n matth._n 25.41_o mind_n and_o remember_v that_o and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o four_o general_n chap._n xviii_o five_o as_o touch_v the_o manner_n how_o what_o we_o give_v must_v be_v with_o alacrity_n and_o cheerfulness_n and_o not_o grudge_o whence_o it_o have_v the_o title_n of_o give_v give_v unto_o it_o as_o a_o gift_n be_v a_o free_a and_o liberal_a action_n do_v willing_o and_o 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