Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	body_n	soul_n	unite_v	6,137	5	9.8589	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65863	The divinity of Christ and unity of the three that bear record in heaven with the blessed end and effects of Christ's appearance, coming in the flesh, suffering and sacrifice for sinners, confessed and vindicated, by his followers, called Quakers : and the principal matters in controversie, between them, and their present opposers (as Presbyterians, Independants, &c.) considered and resolved, according to the scriptures of truth, and more particularly to remove the aspersions ... cast upon the ... Quakers ... in several books, written by Tho. Vincent, Will. Madox, their railing book, stil'd The foundation, &c, Tho. Danson, his Synopsis, John Owen, his Declaration / which are here examin'd and compared by G.W. ... ; as also, a short review of several passages of Edward Stillingfleet's ... in his discourse of the sufferings of Christ's and sermon preached before the King, wherein he flatly contradicts the said opposers.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1669 (1669)	Wing W1925; ESTC R19836	166,703	202

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until_o the_o law_n sin_n be_v in_o the_o world_n but_o sin_n be_v not_o impute_v where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n verse_n 13._o but_o now_o mark_n there_o be_v a_o law_n transgress_v whereby_o sin_n and_o transgression_n be_v impute_v to_o they_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o transgression_n as_o all_o in_o adam_n in_o the_o earthly_a state_n and_o nature_n be_v and_o therefore_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n righteousness_n be_v not_o impute_v to_o person_n out_o of_o christ_n or_o to_o such_o that_o be_v not_o partaker_n of_o his_o righteousness_n pag._n 45._o arg._n 4._o quaker_n a_o man_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v actual_o sinful_a and_o imputative_o righteous_a he_o may_v as_o well_o be_v say_v to_o be_v actual_o damn_v and_o imputative_o save_v to_o which_o t._n d._n answer_v why_o not_o as_o well_o as_o to_o say_v a_o man_n be_v actual_o poor_a and_o not_o worth_a a_o groat_n but_o imputative_o rich_a as_o have_v by_o surety_n pay_v his_o debt_n of_o thousand_o reply_v here_o he_o 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