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	will_n	3,771	5	5.8842	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87567	The stil-destroyer or, Self-seeking discovered. Together with the curse it brings, and the cure it requires. A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen of the city of London, upon occasion of a solemne anniversary meeting, April 9th 1645. / By William Ienkyn Master of Arts, and minister of Gods word at Christ-Church London.	Jenkyn, William, 1613-1685.	1645 (1645)	Wing J655; Thomason E277_6; ESTC R200004	55,281	61

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〈…〉_o 4._o direction_n mother_n 〈…〉_o a_o holy_a moderate_n of_o thy_o lust_a out-running_a heart_n in_o the_o offer_v and_o enjoyment_n of_o those_o lawful_a object_n with_o which_o thy_o lust_n have_v be_v most_o take_v fire_v the_o ship_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v carry_v away_o by_o they_o be_v watchful_a and_o moderate_a in_o lawful_a comfort_n use_v they_o with_o a_o godly_a jealousy_n deny_v thyself_o much_o even_o of_o that_o which_o possible_o thou_o may_v use_v well_o engulph_n not_o thyself_o in_o pleasure_n employment_n profit_n a_o ship_n in_o the_o mud_n be_v launch_v forth_o with_o difficulty_n so_o be_v a_o man_n heart_n allow_v himself_o bold_o abundance_n of_o outward_a comfort_n with_o difficulty_n carry_v off_o to_o the_o employment_n of_o christ_n from_o self-attendance_n a_o man_n shall_v in_o this_o case_n even_o stop_v up_o the_o well_n as_o they_o do_v when_o they_o will_v do_v the_o enemy_n a_o discourtesy_n 3.19_o 1_o king_n 3.19_o and_o mar_v every_o 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med_a occurrit_fw-la aliquid_fw-la amoenum_fw-la statim_fw-la valadum_fw-la clypeum_fw-la oppone_v christum_fw-la quale_n hoc_fw-la in_o s●onso_v meo_fw-la erit_fw-la nolo_fw-la occupari_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la mi●a_fw-la venustatis_fw-la in_fw-la hoc_fw-la atomo_fw-la duleoris_fw-la sed_fw-la totam_fw-la amoenitalem_fw-la hauriam_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la ita_fw-la praevaricabere_fw-la appetitus_fw-la his_fw-la veneno_fw-la omne_fw-la bona_fw-la phylacteria_fw-la tua_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la deum_fw-la ames_o &_o nihil_fw-la adore_v aliud_fw-la unless_o thou_o give_v thyself_o so_o neither_o let_v he_o please_v thou_o unless_o he_o give_v thou_o himself_o though_o he_o bestow_v the_o world_n in_o never_o such_o abundance_n delight_v not_o in_o these_o thing_n nor_o desire_v they_o further_o than_o as_o they_o may_v either_o be_v see_v to_o proceed_v from_o a_o love_a saviour_n or_o return_v unto_o he_o if_o thy_o love_n be_v principal_o set_v upon_o christ_n thou_o will_v only_o regard_v 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