Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	certain_a	faith_n	persuasion_n	574	5	10.3406	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72420	The soule is immortall, or, Certaine discourses defending the immortalitie of the soule against the limmes of Sathan to wit, Saducees, Anabaptists, atheists and such like of the hellish crue of aduersaries / written by Iohn Iackson.	Jackson, John, fl. 1611.; Houppelande, Guillaume, d. 1492. De immortalitate animae.; Xenocrates, of Chalcedon, ca. 396-ca. 314 B.C. De morte.; Athenagoras, 2nd cent. De resurrectione.; Palingenio Stellato, Marcello, ca. 1500-ca. 1543.	1611 (1611)	STC 14297a.3; ESTC S116566	64,456	189

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first_o it_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o in_o the_o gospel_n mat._n 10._o vers_fw-la 28._o 28._o fear_v you_o not_o they_o which_o kill_v the_o body_n but_o be_v not_o able_a to_o kill_v the_o soul_n but_o rather_o fear_v he_o which_o be_v able_a to_o destroy_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o hell_n mat._n ca._n 18._o v._n 9_o 9_o it_o be_v better_a for_o thou_o to_o enter_v into_o life_n halt_v then_o have_v two_o foot_n to_o be_v cast_v into_o hell_n mar._n 9.43.44_o 43._o wherefore_o if_o thy_o hand_n cause_v thou_o to_o offend_v cut_v it_o off_o it_o be_v better_a for_o thou_o to_o enter_v into_o life_n maim_v then_o have_v two_o hand_n to_o go_v into_o hell_n into_o fire_n that_o never_o shall_v be_v quench_v 44._o where_o the_o worm_n die_v not_o and_o the_o fire_n never_o go_v out_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 25._o 31._o when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v in_o his_o glory_n and_o all_o the_o holy_a angel_n with_o he_o then_o shall_v he_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n 32._o and_o before_o he_o shall_v be_v gather_v all_o nation_n and_o he_o shall_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o as_o the_o shepherd_n separate_v the_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n 33._o and_o he_o shall_v set_v the_o sheep_n on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o goat_n on_o his_o left_a 34._o then_o shall_v the_o king_n say_v to_o they_o on_o his_o right_a hand_n come_v you_o bless_a child_n of_o my_o father_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o you_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n 41._o then_o shall_v he_o say_v to_o they_o on_o his_o left_a hand_n depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_a into_o everlasting_a fire_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n john_n 10._o my_o sheep_n hear_v my_o voice_n &_o i_o give_v unto_o they_o eternal_a life_n ¶_o of_o these_o place_n i_o do_v conclude_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v immortal_a because_o it_o live_v eternal_o or_o be_v punish_v everlasting_o in_o 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shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o ecclesiastos_fw-la 12._o because_o man_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o his_o eternity_n also_o in_o the_o last_o judgement_n every_o man_n that_o be_v predestinate_a to_o salvation_n shall_v rise_v again_o to_o life_n everlasting_a with_o the_o same_o body_n they_o have_v here_o according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o job_n job_n 19_o 25._o i_o be_o sure_a that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v and_o that_o i_o shall_v rise_v again_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n at_o the_o last_o day_n 26._o and_o though_o after_o my_o skin_n worm_n destroy_v this_o body_n yet_o shall_v i_o see_v god_n in_o my_o flesh_n 27._o who_o i_o myself_o shall_v see_v yea_o myself_o shall_v behold_v and_o none_o other_o for_o i_o so_o that_o hereby_o it_o be_v very_o manifest_a and_o plain_a that_o all_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n shall_v every_o one_o of_o they_o take_v again_o their_o own_o proper_a body_n be_v become_v immortal_a or_o bring_v unto_o the_o state_n of_o immortality_n of_o the_o 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