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
A96914	A word in season: or, an essay to promote good-husbandry in hard and difficult times: being, in part, advice from a gentleman, to his son a tradesman in London. Lately communicated by way of letter		1697 (1697)	Wing W3547C; ESTC R232225	9,118	16

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promise_n and_o constant_a in_o a_o good_a resolution_n now_o as_o to_o the_o employment_n of_o a_o soldier_n he_o that_o set_v up_o his_o rest_n to_o live_v by_o that_o profession_n in_o my_o opinion_n can_v hardly_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n or_o a_o good_a christian_a for_o that_o every_o war_n be_v of_o itself_o unjust_a the_o good_a cause_n may_v make_v it_o lawful_a beside_o soldier_n in_o peace_n be_v as_o chimney_n in_o summer_n or_o like_a dog_n past_o hunt_v or_o as_o woman_n when_o their_o beauty_n be_v at_o a_o end_n unto_o which_o i_o think_v i_o may_v not_o improper_o add_v that_o famous_a say_v of_o the_o great_a man_n mounseur_fw-fr monluc_n marshal_n of_o france_n viz._n but_o that_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v transcendent_a and_o unlimited_a we_o soldier_n say_v he_o and_o man_n of_o arm_n and_o war_n can_v never_o be_v save_v in_o regard_n of_o our_o profaneness_n and_o debauchery_n and_o wickedness_n and_o of_o our_o rapine_n cruelty_n and_o devastation_n which_o 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mouth_n of_o god_n mat._n 4.4_o deut._n 8.3_o as_o also_o of_o those_o word_n of_o solomon_n prov._n 10.22_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v rich_a and_o with_o this_o great_a advantage_n annex_v to_o it_o it_o add_v no_o sorrow_n with_o it_o this_o therefore_o be_v of_o great_a advantage_n to_o we_o and_o in_o this_o lie_v our_o good-husbandry_n even_o for_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n the_o blessing_n of_o the_o most_o high_a upon_o our_o riches_n and_o upon_o all_o our_o affair_n but_o the_o high_a piece_n of_o good-husbandry_n consist_v doubtless_o in_o principal_o mind_v the_o present_a and_o future_a advantage_n and_o welfare_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o mind_n which_o be_v true_o ourselves_o and_o to_o instruct_v in_o this_o good-husbandry_n be_v a_o great_a and_o principal_a end_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n come_v into_o the_o world_n both_o of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o example_n for_o

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