Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	according_a	body_n	life_n	5,604	5	4.5482	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95692	Theologia Germanica. Or, Mysticall divinitie : a little golden manuall briefly discovering the mysteries, sublimity, perfection and simplicity of Christianity, in belief and practise. Written above 250 years since in high Dutch, & for its worth translated into Latine, and printed at Antwarp, 1558. Whereto is added definitions theologicall and philosophicall. Also a treatise of the soul, and other additions not before printed.	Randall, Giles, translator.	1648 (1648)	Wing T858; Thomason E1162_2; ESTC R210095	77,165	196

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light_n that_o which_o indeed_o every_o thing_n be_v and_o that_o to_o be_v to_o live_v to_o know_v to_o be_v able_a and_o the_o like_a do_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o true_a god_n and_o not_o to_o the_o creature_n for_o a_o creature_n as_o it_o be_v a_o creature_n be_v nothing_o and_o have_v nothing_o of_o itself_o and_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o turn_v itself_o aside_o from_o the_o true_a god_n by_o its_o own_o will_n work_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o unrighteousness_n find_v in_o it_o and_o therefore_o this_o also_o be_v very_a truth_n indeed_o that_o a_o creature_n as_o it_o be_v a_o creature_n of_o itself_o be_v worthy_a of_o nothing_o and_o have_v right_a 〈◊〉_d nothing_o neither_o do_v any_o owe_v it_o any_o thing_n either_o god_n or_o the_o creature_n but_o by_o right_a it_o ought_v to_o obey_v and_o be_v subject_a to_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a matter_n and_o especial_o to_o be_v regard_v therefore_o that_o which_o ought_v and_o will_v be_v obedient_a and_o subject_a unto_o god_n ought_v also_o and_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o all_o creature_n and_o that_o as_o i_o may_v brief_o speak_v not_o in_o action_n but_o in_o suffering_n or_o else_o it_o be_v false_a and_o from_o this_o last_o matter_n and_o from_o this_o last_o sentence_n proceed_v true_a humility_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o true_o so_o and_o if_o this_o true_a and_o divine_a justice_n be_v not_o the_o best_a thing_n christ_n will_v never_o have_v either_o teach_v it_o by_o his_o word_n or_o perform_v it_o by_o his_o life_n and_o in_o this_o consist_v true_a confession_n and_o be_v true_a after_o this_o manner_n that_o the_o creature_n ought_v in_o regard_n of_o divine_a grace_n and_o for_o justice_n sake_n become_v subject_a to_o god_n and_o all_o creature_n and_o nothing_o aught_o to_o be_v subject_a or_o to_o obey_v the_o creature_n itself_o yea_o all_o the_o creature_n have_v right_a and_o claim_v against_o it_o and_o unto_o it_o whereas_o itself_o have_v right_a 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and_o displeasure_n do_v not_o fall_v upon_o god_n as_o he_o be_v god_n and_o yet_o god_n be_v trouble_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n and_o because_o this_o can_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o god_n without_o the_o creature_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o it_o be_v do_v where_o god_n be_v man_n id_fw-la est_fw-la in_o a_o deify_v man_n but_o here_o sin_n bring_v so_o great_a sorrow_n and_o grief_n unto_o god_n that_o god_n will_v willing_o be_v torment_v and_o endure_v corporal_a death_n so_o as_o by_o that_o mean_v he_o may_v but_o extinguish_v the_o sin_n of_o one_o man_n and_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v demand_v whether_o