Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	affection_n	heart_n	lord_n	4,271	5	3.7550	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05347	A treatise of the authority of the church The summe wherof was delivered in a sermon preached at Belfast, at the visitation of the diocese of Downe and Conner the tenth day of August 1636. By Henrie Leslie bishop of the diocese. Intended for the satisfaction of them who in those places oppose the orders of our church, and since published upon occasion of a libell sent abroad in writing, wherin this sermon, and all his proceedings are most falsely traduced. Together with an answer to certaine objections made against the orders of our church, especially kneeling at the communion.	Leslie, Henry, 1580-1661.	1637 (1637)	STC 15499; ESTC S114016	124,588	210

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the_o 95._o psalm_n the_o prophet_n call_v we_o to_o sing_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o come_v before_o his_o pre●ence_n with_o thanksgiving_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o show_v what_o shall_v be_v our_o deportment_n o_o come_v let_v we_o worship_n and_o bow_v down_o let_v we_o kneel_v before_o the_o lord_n our_o maker_n abraham_n servant_n worship_v the_o lord_n bow_v himself_o to_o the_o earth_n 52._o gen._n 24_o 52._o in_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n of_o the_o good_a success_n god_n give_v he_o in_o his_o journey_n 4.31_o exod._n 4.31_o the_o people_n when_o they_o hear_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v visit_v th●_n child_n of_o israel_n &_o that_o he_o have_v look_v on_o their_o affliction_n than_o they_o bow_v their_o head_n and_o worship_v and_o that_o be_v but_o upon_o the_o report_n of_o their_o approach_a deliverance_n from_o corporal_a thraldom_n but_o in_o the_o sacrament_n we_o receive_v a_o pledge_n of_o our_o spiritual_a deliverance_n from_o sin_n satan_n hell_n itself_o 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read_v he_o bless_v it_o p._n 67._o l._n 6._o in_o the_o sacrament_n read_v in_o this_o p._n 80._o l._n 7._o niddus_n read_v niddui_n p._n 96._o l._n 21._o far_o read_v fare_n p._n 123._o l._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o l._n 34._o be_v it_o not_o a_o strange_a reed_n be_v it_o not_o strange_a p._n 133._o l._n 14._o many_o force_n read_v main_a p._n 144._o l._n 33._o if_o you_o shall_v read_v if_o he_o etc._n etc._n p._n 155._o l._n 11._o est_fw-la qui_fw-la qui_fw-la read_v est_fw-la qui._n p._n 163._o l._n 24._o to_o turn_n to_o the_o read_v to_o turn_v the._n p._n 173._o l._n 33._o to_o god_n read_v to_o god_n p._n 179._o l._n 25._o will_v follow_v read_v will_n p._n 182._o l._n 5._o te_fw-la read_v to_o

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ceremony_n whereunto_o my_o answer_n be_v that_o if_o they_o mean_v a_o particular_a and_o express_a commandment_n for_o every_o ceremony_n and_o church-constitution_n i_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v in_o my_o sermon_n that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v expect_v neither_o be_v they_o themselves_o able_a to_o produce_v such_o a_o warrant_n for_o such_o order_n as_o they_o themselves_o enjoin_v and_o practice_v in_o their_o own_o congregation_n but_o if_o they_o mean_v a_o general_a warrant_n our_o church_n have_v as_o much_o as_o they_o or_o any_o other_o church_n yet_o ever_o have_v for_o their_o constitution_n even_o that_o warrant_v of_o the_o apostle_n let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n 1._o cor._n fourteen_o 40._o which_o be_v that_o great_a apostolical_a canon_n locum_fw-la calvin_n in_o locum_fw-la by_o which_o all_o other_o canon_n must_v be_v square_v the_o true_a touchstone_n to_o try_v ceremony_n and_o the_o balance_n wherein_o all_o church-order_n shall_v 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rule_n and_o so_o it_o

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when_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n that_o ever_o he_o will_v attain_v to_o the_o second_o part_n which_o be_v judgement_n i_o will_v therefore_o make_v good_a the_o distinction_n there_o be_v a_o corporal_n and_o spiritual_a idolatry_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o act_n as_o he_o understand_v it_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o object_n or_o the_o thing_n worship_v which_o may_v be_v either_o corporal_a or_o spiritual_a and_o so_o if_o the_o papist_n be_v guilty_a of_o corporal_a idolatry_n in_o worship_v of_o image_n the_o puritan_n be_v guilty_a of_o spiritual_a idolatry_n in_o worship_v their_o own_o imagination_n for_o indeed_o there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a idolatry_n then_o for_o man_n to_o magnify_v their_o own_o fancy_n as_o they_o do_v and_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o that_o babble_n to_o break_v law_n despise_v authority_n trouble_v the_o church_n peace_n &_o forsake_v their_o ministry_n so_o that_o the_o libeler_n speak_v more_o true_o than_o he_o be_v aware_a and_o like_o 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