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
A45688	A sermon preach'd at the funeral of Capt. John Briggs at Dunstable, March 23, 1694/5 by Thomas Harrison.	Harrison, Thomas.	1695 (1695)	Wing H912; ESTC R40945	17,078	32

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remote_a from_o matter_n and_o the_o more_o like_a to_o the_o supreme_a spirit_n any_o be_v be_v the_o great_a be_v its_o excellency_n 2._o in_o its_o usefulness_n and_o subserviency_n to_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o house_n be_v erect_v for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o the_o several_a room_n thereof_o be_v prepare_v for_o his_o service_n and_o all_o the_o affair_n therein_o be_v manage_v and_o conduct_v by_o he_o so_o the_o body_n be_v frame_v for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o soul_n though_o sin_n often_o render_v it_o injurious_a to_o its_o noble_a inhabitant_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o bodily_a member_n be_v all_o direct_v and_o guide_v by_o that_o intelligent_a spirit_n which_o be_v seat_v in_o it_o 3._o in_o the_o independence_n of_o the_o soul_n upon_o the_o body_n as_o to_o its_o operation_n and_o existence_n a_o inhabitant_n can_v act_v without_o and_o may_v exist_v separate_a from_o his_o habitation_n there_o be_v many_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n while_o it_o 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