Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	body_n	soul_n	spirit_n	15,742	5	5.7619	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44026	Innocency, though under a cloud, cleared By P.H. a poor prisoner, when almost sunk under pretended friends censures in the day of his sufferings. And also, a discovery of the comforts that attends innocency in a prison. As also, twenty four usefull particulars left by him for his children and friends, and being left in a friends hand for his relations, I could not but make them publick; judging it will be no loss to the author, and great gain to the reader, and justly give offence to none.	Hobson, Paul.	1664 (1664)	Wing H2274A; ESTC R222586	80,187	179

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of_o spirit_n and_o live_v and_o mat._n 22.31_o 32._o but_o as_o touch_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a have_v you_o not_o read_v that_o which_o be_v speak_v unto_o you_o by_o god_n say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o god_n of_o isaac_n and_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n god_n be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o of_o the_o live_n now_o mind_n the_o word_n there_o you_o see_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n and_o the_o father_n of_o body_n or_o flesh_n now_o if_o the_o spirit_n or_o soul_n in_o this_o sense_n be_v as_o the_o body_n than_o the_o father_n of_o the_o body_n or_o flesh_n be_v also_o father_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o spirit_n beside_o you_o may_v see_v two_o distinct_a property_n father_n of_o the_o fleshly_a part_n and_o father_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o soul_n the_o same_o be_v see_v in_o this_o also_o mat._n 22.31_o 32._o now_o take_v a_o few_o natural_a reason_n reason_n 1._o without_o this_o there_o can_v 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be_v such_o that_o it_o do_v lay_v a_o impossibility_n of_o attain_v the_o promise_v good_a by_o it_o and_o that_o you_o may_v see_v by_o view_v these_o scripture_n leu._n 18.5_o ezek._n 20.11_o rom._n 10.5_o gal._n 3.12_o 2._o it_o keep_v soul_n in_o fear_n without_o any_o ground_n of_o certainty_n or_o assurance_n for_o that_o which_o be_v do_v as_o it_o may_v be_v to_o day_n be_v to_o do_v again_o to_o morrow_n as_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v before_o see_v heb._n 7.19_o 27._o chap._n 9.9_o and_o chap._n 10.11_o 3._o it_o be_v exceed_v costly_a even_o so_o that_o the_o cost_n do_v exceed_v the_o comfort_n all_o their_o service_n do_v so_o declare_v it_o see_v 1_o chron._n 21.24_o 4._o the_o word_n or_o declaration_n of_o it_o be_v in_o comparison_n with_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o a_o bare_a voice_n or_o sound_v of_o word_n heb._n 12.9_o compare_v with_o act._n 15_o 24._o the_o promise_v belong_v to_o it_o can_v not_o take_v place_n till_o the_o condition_n 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be_v in_o its_o fullness_n express_v by_o the_o tongue_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n but_o take_v a_o few_o particular_n that_o have_v be_v of_o great_a use_n and_o comfort_n to_o my_o soul_n and_o they_o be_v these_o first_o in_o that_o the_o condition_n as_o well_o as_o the_o promise_v of_o good_a have_v their_o immediate_a dependence_n as_o to_o performance_n only_o upon_o god_n jer._n 31.32_o 33_o 34._o chap._n 32.39_o 40._o ezek._n 11.17_o 20._o chap._n 36.25_o 26_o 27._o etc._n etc._n second_o the_o good_a of_o promise_n be_v not_o cause_v but_o cause_n of_o performance_n so_o that_o the_o good_a of_o promise_n be_v the_o life_n of_o duty_n so_o that_o the_o