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
B20542	Believers-baptism from heaven, and of divine institution Infants-baptism from earth, and human invention. Proved from the commission of Christ, the great law-giver to the gospel-church. With a brief, yet sufficient answer to Thomas Wall's book, called, Baptism anatomized. Together with a brief answer to a part of Mr. Daniel William's catechism, in his book unto youth. By Hercules Collins, a servant of the servants of Christ.	Collins, Hercules, d. 1702.	1691 (1691)	Wing C5360; ESTC R224066	50,763	158

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have_v preserve_v the_o infant-seed_n of_o believer_n from_o the_o curse_n of_o anabaptistry_n whereby_o so_o many_o error_n be_v disperse_v scripture_n wrest_v &_o soul_n pervert_v to_o their_o own_o destruction_n pag._n 143._o he_o assert_v the_o doctrine_n upon_o which_o anabaptistry_n be_v build_v be_v a_o soul-destroying_a doctrine_n and_o that_o we_o have_v belie_v the_o lord_n minister_n although_o we_o repeat_v nothing_o but_o their_o own_o word_n and_o that_o say_v he_o to_o uphold_v our_o error_n pag._n 116._o and_o cry_v out_o pag._n 66._o as_o well_o he_o may_v if_o true_a the_o anabaptist_n reckon_v their_o own_o child_n die_v in_o infancy_n by_o their_o own_o judgement_n lose_v and_o perish_v to_o eternity_n pray_v consider_v be_v not_o this_o man_n doctrine_n agreeable_a with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n who_o decree_v if_o any_o asserted_a baptism_n do_v not_o take_v away_o original_a sin_n they_o shall_v be_v anathematise_v be_v 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