Selected quad for the lemma: body_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
body_n	soul_n	spirit_n	unite_v	7,367	5	9.5880	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51565	A bemoaning letter of an ingenious Quaker to a friend of his wherein the government of the Quakers among themselves (as hath been exercised by George Fox, and others of their ring-leaders) brought to light : wherein their tyrannical and persecuting practices are detected and redargued [sic] : also a preface to the reader, giving an account how the said letter came to the hand of the publisher / by G.I.	Mucklow, William, 1631-1713.; J. G.	1700 (1700)	Wing M3033; ESTC R41268	23,318	45

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further_o manifest_v they_o pretend_v and_o claim_v a_o infallibility_n in_o ●●●ment_n etc._n etc._n not_o that_o i_o be_o against_o infallibility_n 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o be_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n peculiar_a to_o the●●_n they_o be_v a_o body_n this_o i_o be_o against_o yet_o who_o 〈◊〉_d fallible_a in_o judgement_n than_o they_o who_o more_o pa●●●_n in_o justice_n and_o what_o can_v be_v more_o dangerous_a 〈◊〉_d destructive_a to_o the_o well-being_n of_o a_o people_n than_o 〈◊〉_d a_o claim_n without_o it_o if_o they_o be_v in_o it_o assu●●●_n they_o will_v boast_v less_o be_v more_o humble_a and_o 〈◊〉_d more_o self-denying_a and_o mortify_v in_o their_o con●●●tions_n i_o shall_v be_v liable_a to_o transgress_v by_o break_v a●●●_n hide_v in_o their_o breast_n that_o must_v be_v a_o crime_n 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v please_v to_o say_v be_v so_o all_o must_v be_v error_n 〈◊〉_d ●●ey_n please_v to_o call_v so_o what_o say_v they_o do_v thou_o 〈◊〉_d do_v thou_o feel_v that_o which_o the_o body_n do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d art_n in_o a_o exalt_a spirit_n the_o body_n have_v not_o unity_n ●●●th_o it_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o true_a motion_n the_o body_n will_v 〈◊〉_d a_o sense_n thereof_o behold_v the_o touchstone_n and_o ●●tainly_o in_o their_o degenerate_v nature_n as_o many_o ●●at_a enormity_n have_v be_v so_o great_a will_v be_v pro●●d_v lust_n will_v become_v a_o law_n envy_n will_v be●●ne_v a_o law_n ambition_n and_o covetousness_n will_v be●●ne_v law_n what_o dictate_v what_o division_n such_o ●●ws_n will_v produce_v may_v easy_o be_v discern_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d vicissitude_n to_o dispose_v of_o all_o to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o itself_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o royal_a law_n they_o 〈◊〉_d remove_v and_o break_v and_o this_o mischief_n must_v ●●ds_o ensue_v in_o the_o stead_n thereof_o tyranny_n establish●●_n and_o yet_o they_o will_v tell_v we_o it_o be_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o ●●uth_n and_o its_o service_n from_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n what_o great_a dishonour_n can_v there_o be_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d god_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n than_o to_o pretend_v 〈◊〉_d holy_a pure_a spirit_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o injustice_n 〈◊〉_d oppression_n and_o to_o make_v use_n of_o his_o great_a ●●me_n and_o power_n to_o patronize_v their_o pride_n and_o ex●●ted_a spirit_n such_o arbitrary_a course_n have_v a_o ill_a operation_n upon_o 〈◊〉_d spirit_n of_o man_n it_o weaken_v their_o heart_n and_o ●●●ls_v their_o courage_n and_o beget_v in_o they_o a_o slavish_a ●●mper_n and_o disposition_n and_o where_o this_o arbitra●●●nd_n unlimited_a power_n be_v set_v up_o a_o way_n be_v open_v not_o ●●ly_o for_o the_o security_n but_o for_o the_o advancement_n and_o 〈◊〉_d couragement_n of_o evil_a and_o a_o mean_n to_o increase_v loiterer_n such_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o cry_v up_o the_o body_n in_o all_o respect_n and_o be_v the_o only_a