Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	find_v	holy_a	scripture_n	3,248	5	5.4817	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51787	The immortality of the soul asserted, and practically improved shewing by Scripture, reason, and the testimony of the ancient philosophers, that the soul of man is capable of subsisting and acting in a state of separation from the body, and how much it concerns us all to prepare for that state : with some reflections on a pretended refutation of Mr. Bently's sermon / by Timothy Manlove.	Manlove, Timothy, d. 1699.	1697 (1697)	Wing M454; ESTC R6833	70,709	184

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these_o fragment_n of_o antiquity_n be_v by_o some_o reckon_v suppositious_a by_o other_o at_o least_o dubious_a but_o give_v i_o leave_v however_o to_o add_v what_o a_o great_a philosopher_n of_o our_o own_o say_v so_o if_o what_o be_v consonant_a to_o plato_n school_n which_o well_o agree_v with_o learned_a pythagore_n egyptian_a trismegist_n and_o the_o antique_a roll_n of_o chaldee_n wisdom_n all_o which_o time_n have_v tear_v but_o plato_n and_o deep_a plotin_n do_v restore_v which_o be_v my_o scope_n i_o sing_v out_o lusty_o if_o any_o twitten_v i_o for_o such_o strange_a lore_n and_o i_o all_o blameless_a brand_n with_o infamy_n god_n purge_v that_o man_n from_o fault_n of_o foul_a malignity_n dr._n more_o be_v psychozoia_n pag._n 2._o tertullian_n also_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la suppose_v that_o plato_n derive_v his_o sentiment_n from_o the_o write_n of_o trismegist_n in_o egypt_n come_v we_o therefore_o to_o that_o divine_a philosopher_n and_o his_o master_n socrates_n concern_v who_o we_o have_v more_o certain_a knowledge_n and_o in_o comparison_n of_o they_o and_o their_o follower_n cicero_n look_v upon_o all_o other_o philopher_n as_o plebeian_n tusc_n quaest_n lib._n 1.341_o and_o bring_v in_o his_o great_a encomium_n of_o aristotle_n with_o a_o platonem_fw-la semper_fw-la excipio_fw-la pag._n 226._o and_o st._n augustine_n agree_v with_o he_o in_o it_o augustinus_n platonem_fw-la caeteris_fw-la philosophis_fw-la gentium_fw-la longè_fw-la lateque_fw-la praefert_fw-la say_v lipsius_n manuduct_n ad_fw-la stoicam_fw-la philosoph_n pag._n 19_o but_o we_o will_v first_o begin_v with_o socrates_n what_o this_o great_a man_n think_v may_v be_v learn_v from_o his_o admirer_n and_o disciple_n plato_n who_o in_o his_o phaedo_fw-la and_o elsewhere_o bring_v he_o in_o strong_o dispute_v for_o and_o assert_v the_o soul_n immortality_n where_o he_o show_v that_o as_o death_n be_v the_o separation_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n so_o the_o soul_n can_v 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