Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	person_n	soul_n	union_n	4,231	5	9.6219	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35042	A defense against the dread of death, or, Zach. Crofton's meditations and soliloquies concerning the stroak of death sounded in his ears in the time of his close imprisonment in the Tower of London, anno 1661 and 1662 : digested for his own private staisfaction and support in the vale of the shadow of death, and now made publique for the advantage of such as abide under Gods present visitation in London by the pestilence.	Crofton, Zachary, 1625 or 6-1672.	1665 (1665)	Wing C6992; ESTC R24795	57,690	178

he_o shall_v at_o death_n be_v utter_o and_o for_o ever_o discharge_v my_o soul_n shall_v then_o indeed_o be_v holy_a as_o god_n be_v holy_a and_o perfect_a as_o god_n be_v perfect_a it_o shall_v not_o only_o have_v perfect_a quality_n the_o principle_n of_o union_n but_o also_o those_o degree_n of_o perfection_n which_o shall_v capacitate_v it_o for_o full_a communion_n with_o my_o god_n christ_n and_o his_o holy_a angel_n and_o glorify_a saint_n even_o the_o utmost_a degree_n of_o perfection_n such_o a_o creature_n be_v capable_a of_o and_o a_o estate_n of_o so_o glorious_a communion_n do_v call_v for_o and_o require_v the_o faculty_n of_o my_o soul_n shall_v be_v enlarge_v unto_o the_o perfection_n of_o knowledge_n and_o affection_n i_o shall_v after_o death_n be_v able_a to_o pry_v into_o the_o deep_a mystery_n of_o man_n fall_n and_o salvation_n of_o the_o glorious_a unconceivable_a subsistency_n of_o the_o trinity_n in_o unity_n three_o person_n in_o one_o undivided_a essence_n 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