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
A90389	An eccho from the great deep: containing further inward openings, concerning divers other things, upon some whereof the principles and practises of the mad folks do much depend. As also the life, hope, safety and happiness of the seed of God, is pointed at; which through many dark, dismall, untrodden paths and passages (as particularly through an unthought of death and captivity) they shall at length be led unto. / Through Isaac Pennington (junior) Esq;.	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1650 (1650)	Wing P1163; Thomason E618_1; ESTC R206346	113,201	142

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charge_n over_o the_o gentile_n as_o paul_n but_o none_o of_o these_o be_v master-shepherd_n but_o all_o under_o christ_n as_o his_o servant_n he_o be_v the_o only_a shepherd_n of_o the_o universal_a flock_n and_o the_o head-shepherd_n of_o every_o little_a flock_n in_o who_o all_o the_o light_n and_o life_n do_v dwell_v and_o from_o who_o it_o do_v spring_v forth_o to_o they_o who_o speak_v in_o all_o other_o shepherd_n and_o to_o who_o the_o great_a shepherd_n be_v but_o sheep_n i_o be_o the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n say_v christ_n no_o man_n come_v unto_o the_o father_n but_o by_o i_o i_o be_o the_o spiritual_a