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	understanding_n	will_n	4,333	5	5.6834	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49440	Observations, censures, and confutations of notorious errours in Mr. Hobbes his Leviathan and other his bookes to which are annexed occasionall anim-adversions on some writings of the Socinians and such hæreticks of the same opinion with him / by William Lucy ...	Lucy, William, 1594-1677.	1663 (1663)	Wing L3454; ESTC R31707	335,939	564

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faculty_n and_o appetite_n which_o have_v here_o as_o the_o schoolman_n speak_v vestigium_fw-la dei_fw-la only_o a_o footstep_n of_o god_n in_o they_o shall_v he_o not_o much_o ra●her_n for_o these_o noble_a power_n and_o appetite_n of_o reason_n and_o will_n in_o man_n which_o be_v make_v after_o his_o image_n certain_o it_o be_v a_o high_a ingratitude_n to_o think_v so_o well_o then_o let_v we_o inquire_v what_o satisfaction_n there_o can_v be_v find_v for_o these_o humane_a power_n of_o reason_n and_o will_n by_o which_o he_o excel_v all_o other_o thing_n that_o must_v be_v it_o which_o a_o man_n desire_n for_o every_o thing_n endeavor_n the_o perfect_v of_o its_o power_n and_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o its_o appetite_n which_o be_v true_o the_o good_a of_o that_o thing_n to_o which_o it_o belong_v sect._n 10._o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a conclusion_n a_o principle_n if_o not_o the_o principle_n which_o the_o inbred_a law_n of_o nature_n which_o governe'_v man_n have_v teach_v 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man_n tread_v some_o step_n towards_o felicity_n yet_o they_o be_v but_o the_o first_o step_v only_o and_o those_o the_o low_a for_o if_o the_o subject_n be_v tumultuous_a the_o king_n can_v be_v in_o safety_n the_o stoic_a instead_o of_o rule_v will_v kill_v his_o subject_n take_v away_o all_o passion_n and_o then_o the_o king_n in_o man_n will_v lack_v fit_v instrument_n to_o effect_v his_o business_n the_o aristotelian_a govern_v or_o at_o the_o le●st_o prescribe_a rule_n to_o govern_v the_o passion_n but_o leave_v the_o palace_n of_o reason_n unrectify_v and_o although_o he_o free_v it_o from_o the_o rebellion_n of_o passion_n yet_o satisfy_v it_o no●_n with_o plenty_n at_o home_n to_o conclude_v that_o which_o make_v a_o man_n happy_a and_o satisfie'_v his_o soul_n must_v be_v something_o in_o he_o by_o which_o he_o excell_n beast_n that_o must_v be_v his_o reason_n and_o reasonable_a will_n this_o will_n be_v not_o satisfy_v but_o by_o knowledge_n no_o satisfaction_n of_o it_o 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