Selected quad for the lemma: mind_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mind_n	good_a	heart_n	spirit_n	4,269	5	4.8041	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47193	The universall free grace of the Gospell asserted, or, The light of the glorious Gospell of Jesus Christ, shining forth universally, and enlightning every man that coms [sic] into the world, and therby giving unto every man, a day of visitation wherin it is possible for him to be saved, which is glad tydings unto all people, being witnessed and testifyed unto, by us the people called in derision Quakers : and in opposition to all denyers of it, of one sort and another proved by many infallible arguments, in the evidence and demonstration of the spirit of truth, according to Scripture testimonies and sound reason : with the objections of any seeming weight against it, answered it, answered / by George Keith.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.; Furly, Benjamin, 1636-1714.	1671 (1671)	Wing K228; ESTC R13258	128,214	140

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reprous_a the_o devil_n for_o sin_n work_v not_o in_o they_o save_o therefore_o that_o which_o reprous_a man_n for_o sin_n do_v not_o work_v save_o in_o they_o which_o follow_v not_o at_o all_o for_o devil_n and_o man_n be_v of_o different_a kind_n and_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n towards_o they_o differ_v in_o kind_n for_o though_o it_o be_v the_o same_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n which_o reprove_v devil_n and_o man_n yet_o in_o the_o way_n or_o manner_n thereof_o be_v great_a difference_n for_o the_o devil_n he_o reprove_v only_o in_o wrath_n without_o any_o mixture_n of_o love_n and_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o we_o never_o read_v that_o he_o call_v upon_o they_o to_o repent_v and_o turn_v as_o he_o do_v upon_o man_n or_o mankind_n nor_o do_v we_o affirm_v that_o which_o reprove_v man_n for_o sin_n to_o work_v for_o their_o salvation_n viz._n only_o because_o it_o reprous_a they_o but_o because_o it_o so_o reprove_v they_o i._n e._n in_o a_o way_n of_o gentleness_n tenderness_n mercy_n &_o not_o only_o reprous_a but_o call_v move_v draws_z allure_v strive_v with_o o●…_n lead_v they_o to_o repentance_n as_o peter_n say_v wait_v with_o long-sufferance_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n as_o be_v already_o large_o prove_v object_n 23_o but_o man_v own_o nature_n as_o corrupt_v as_o it_o be_v teach_v he_o some_o thing_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v do_v not_o even_a nature_n itself_o teach_v you_o nature_n teach_v a_o man_n not_o to_o defile_v himself_o with_o abeast_n or_o with_o mankind_n so_o that_o bestiality_n sodomy_n etc._n etc._n be_v sin_n against_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o man_n though_o corrupt_v answ._n true_a it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n though_o corrupt_a teach_v he_o some_o thing_n yet_o so_o as_o but_o natural_o and_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n so_o bad_a that_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o man_n abhor_v they_o as_o bestiality_n sodomy_n etc._n etc._n be_v against_o nature_n but_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a both_o from_o scripture_n and_o universal_a experience_n there_o be_v a_o more_o high_a and_o noble_a principle_n in_o man_n then_o that_o of_o his_o own_o nature_n even_o universal_o which_o reprove_v man_n not_o only_o for_o those_o gross_a and_o abominable_a sin_n but_o for_o other_o thing_n which_o man_v corrupt_a nature_n not_o only_o reprous_a he_o not_o for_o but_o prompt_v and_o incline_v he_o to_o and_o beside_o though_o man_n in_o his_o own_o thought_n and_o reason_n may_v prove_v himself_o guilty_a in_o divers_a thing_n &_o after_o a_o sort_n convince_v &_o reprove_v himself_o therefore_o in_o and_o by_o his_o own_o thought_n and_o reason_n yet_o there_o be_v still_o a_o principle_n in_o man_n which_o over_o and_o beyond_o all_o his_o own_o thought_n and_o reason_n do_v convince_v he_o of_o evil_n and_o reprove_v he_o for_o it_o and_o this_o most_o manifest_o of_o all_o in_o the_o deep_a silence_n of_o a_o man_n own_o thought_n and_o reason_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o man_n live_v 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