Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	act_n	faith_n	grace_n	4,482	5	5.9933	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91898	Panoplia. Universa arma. Hieron. Or, The Christian compleatly armed: being a treatise of the Christians armour, clearly opening every part thereof, both pressing to the putting of it on, and instructing us so to use it, as we may not be soyled in time of temptation. / Delivered by that late reverend, and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Ralph Robinson, pastor of Mary Woolnoth, London, to his congregation there, in several lectures: and now published for the further benefit of the Church of God.	Robinson, Ralph, 1614-1655.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1710; Thomason E1586_2; ESTC R208953	180,905	372

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a_o helmet_n much_o more_o strong_a lect_n xxii_o march_n 6._o 1649._o exhortation_n 1._o to_o all_o in_o general_n let_v this_o put_v all_o the_o son_n of_o man_n upon_o the_o get_n of_o wellgrounded_n hope_n of_o salvation_n for_o the_o urge_n of_o this_o exhortation_n these_o 2._o use_v 2._o two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v open_v viz._n 1._o to_o remove_v some_o false_a ground_n of_o hope_n 2._o to_o hold_v out_o some_o positive_a ground_n upon_o which_o salvation_n may_v be_v infallible_o and_o certain_o hope_v for_o and_o expect_v 1._o there_o be_v three_o false_a ground_n upon_o which_o many_o be_v deceive_v viz._n 1._o outward_a prosperity_n be_v no_o certain_a ground_n of_o salvation_n many_o man_n do_v certain_o conclude_v their_o estate_n be_v good_a and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o that_o god_n do_v undoubted_o love_v they_o with_o a_o save_a love_n because_o their_o portion_n be_v fat_a in_o this_o world_n they_o have_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o whatever_o they_o put_v their_o hand_n to_o god_n prosper_v they_o great_o in_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o they_o hope_v they_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o the_o remove_n of_o this_o 1._o something_o be_v to_o be_v grant_v 2._o something_o to_o be_v deny_v 1._o it_o be_v to_o be_v grant_v that_o true_a piety_n and_o holiness_n be_v the_o high_a and_o ready_a way_n to_o outward_a prosperity_n 1_o tim._n 4._o 8._o godliness_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o life_n that_o now_o be_v and_o of_o the_o life_n that_o be_v to_o come_v many_o promise_n be_v make_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o these_o outward_a thing_n to_o the_o godly_a as_o prov._n 3._o 16._o 17._o psal_n 112._o 1_o 2_o 3._o only_a this_o promise_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v with_o this_o caution_n of_o reference_n and_o subordination_n to_o their_o spiritual_a good_a this_o caution_n be_v always_o in_o scripture_n to_o be_v understand_v when_o prosperity_n be_v promise_v to_o the_o godly_a and_o it_o be_v sometime_o express_v as_o in_o psal_n 34._o 10._o 2._o it_o be_v to_o be_v deny_v that_o outward_a prosperity_n be_v any_o evidence_n of_o salvation_n and_o that_o i_o shall_v prove_v by_o these_o three_o argument_n 1._o the_o worst_a of_o man_n have_v and_o may_v enjoy_v much_o of_o these_o thing_n who_o shall_v never_o see_v salvation_n mat._n 16._o 26_o our_o saviour_n suppose_v there_o more_o than_o ever_o any_o man_n shall_v enjoy_v he_o that_o have_v the_o whole_a world_n must_v have_v these_o four_o thing_n 1._o all_o the_o riches_n honour_n pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o a_o heart_n capable_a to_o take_v delight_n in_o all_o these_o 3._o a_o time_n of_o enjoy_v these_o from_o the_o first_o man_n to_o the_o last_o

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