Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	according_a	body_n	soul_n	1,459	5	5.0500	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70182	Two choice and useful treatises the one, Lux orientalis, or, An enquiry into the opinion of the Eastern sages concerning the praeexistence of souls, being a key to unlock the grand mysteries of providence in relation to mans sin and misery : the other, A discourse of truth / by the late Reverend Dr. Rust ... ; with annotations on them both.	Rust, George, d. 1670. Discourse of truth.; More, Henry, 1614-1687. Annotations upon the two foregoing treatises.; Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680. Lux orientalis.	1682 (1682)	Wing G815; Wing G833; Wing M2638; ESTC R12277	226,950	535

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must_v make_v this_o great_a difference_n as_o they_o grow_v up_o in_o the_o body_n but_o that_o their_o soul_n be_v different_a before_o they_o come_v into_o it_o and_o how_o shall_v they_o have_v such_o a_o vast_a difference_n in_o the_o proclivity_n to_o vice_n but_o that_o they_o live_v before_o in_o the_o state_n of_o pre-existence_n and_o that_o some_o be_v much_o deep_a in_o rebellion_n against_o god_n and_o the_o divine_a reason_n than_o other_o be_v and_o so_o bring_v their_o different_a condition_n with_o they_o into_o these_o terrestrial_a body_n pag._n 75._o then_o how_o a_o swallow_n shall_v return_v to_o her_o òld_a trade_n of_o live_v after_o her_o winter_n sleep_n etc._n etc._n indeed_o the_o swallow_n have_v the_o advantage_n of_o memory_n which_o the_o incorporate_a soul_n have_v not_o in_o her_o incorporation_n into_o a_o terrestrial_a body_n after_o her_o state_n of_o silence_n but_o the_o vital_a inclination_n which_o be_v main_o if_o not_o only_o fit_v in_o the_o 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they_o that_o be_v the_o solution_n of_o this_o difficulty_n be_v so_o easy_a that_o i_o need_v not_o insist_v on_o it_o pag._n 78._o be_v this_o difference_n about_o sensibles_fw-fr the_o influence_n of_o the_o body_n may_v then_o be_v suspect_v for_o a_o cause_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v very_o rational_o allege_v by_o our_o author_n and_o yet_o his_o antagonist_n have_v the_o face_n from_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o diversity_n of_o man_n palate_n and_o appetite_n of_o their_o be_v different_o affect_v by_o such_o and_o such_o strain_n of_o music_n some_o be_v please_v with_o one_o kind_n of_o melody_n and_o other_o with_o another_o some_o please_v with_o aromatic_a odour_n other_o offend_v with_o they_o to_o reason_n thus_o if_o the_o body_n can_v thus_o cause_v we_o to_o love_v and_o dislike_n sensible_fw-fr why_o not_o as_o well_o to_o approve_v and_o dislike_v opinion_n and_o theory_n but_o the_o reason_n be_v obvious_a why_o not_o because_o the_o like_n or_o dislike_n of_o these_o sensible_fw-fr depend_v upon_o the_o grateful_a or_o ungrateful_a motion_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o body_n which_o may_v be_v otherwise_o constitute_v or_o qualify_v in_o some_o complexion_n than_o in_o other_o some_o but_o for_o philosophical_a opinion_n and_o theory_n '_o what_o have_v they_o to_o do_v with_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o nerve_n it_o be_v the_o soul_n herself_o that_o judge_n of_o those_o abstract_o from_o the_o sense_n or_o any_o use_n of_o the_o nerve_n or_o corporeal_a organ_n if_o the_o difference_n of_o our_o judgement_n in_o philosophical_a theory_n be_v resolvible_a into_o the_o mere_a constitution_n of_o our_o body_n our_o understanding_n itself_o will_v hazard_v to_o be_v resolve_v into_o the_o same_o principle_n also_o and_o body_n will_v prove_v the_o only_a difference_n betwixt_o man_n and_o brute_n we_o have_v more_o intellectual_a soul_n because_o we_o have_v better_a body_n which_o i_o hope_v our_o author_n antagonist_n will_v not_o allow_v 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