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
A61806	The lay-Christian's obligation to read the Holy Scriptures	Stratford, Nicholas, 1633-1707.	1687 (1687)	Wing S5934; ESTC R20560	25,603	42

the_o lay-christian's_a obligation_n to_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n imprimatur_fw-la h._n maurice_n r_n mo_z p._n d._n wilhelmo_n archiep_n cant._n à_fw-la sacris_fw-la decemb._n 10._o 1686._o london_n print_v for_o richard_n chiswell_n at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n mdclxxxvii_o coloss._n iii_o 16._o let_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n dwell_v in_o you_o rich_o in_o all_o wisdom_n which_o word_n be_v a_o entire_a precept_n of_o themselves_o those_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o verse_n teach_v and_o admonish_v etc._n etc._n be_v another_o distinct_a from_o it_o as_o preparatory_a to_o that_o which_o i_o intend_v from_o they_o i_o shall_v premise_v these_o two_o thing_n first_o to_o who_o this_o precept_n be_v address_v second_o what_o be_v the_o import_n of_o the_o duty_n here_o enjoin_v 1._o the_o person_n to_o who_o the_o precept_n be_v address_v be_v the_o saint_n and_o faithful_a brethren_n in_o christ_n that_o be_v at_o coloss_n for_o to_o they_o the_o epistle_n be_v direct_v c._n 1._o v._n 2._o that_o be_v all_o the_o christian_n at_o coloss_n of_o what_o order_n or_o quality_n soever_o for_o these_o title_n saint_n and_o faithful_a brethren_n be_v not_o confine_v to_o any_o one_o order_n of_o man_n but_o vouchsafe_v in_o common_a to_o all_o christian_n christian_n who_o be_v all_o call_v saint_n as_o they_o be_v by_o baptism_n separate_v from_o the_o idolatrous_a world_n and_o consecrate_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o true_a god_n brethren_n as_o by_o regeneration_n and_o adoption_n they_o be_v all_o become_v the_o son_n of_o that_o one_o god_n and_o father_n faithful_a as_o they_o persevere_v in_o that_o profession_n notwithstanding_o all_o temptation_n to_o the_o contrary_n it_o can_v therefore_o be_v question_v but_o that_o this_o command_n be_v give_v to_o the_o laity_n as_o well_o as_o the_o clergy_n yea_o to_o the_o laity_n rather_o than_o the_o clergy_n because_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v 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11._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 11._o s._n peter_n express_o tell_v we_o the_o word_n speak_v by_o they_o be_v no_o less_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n than_o that_o which_o be_v preach_v by_o christ_n himself_o in_o brief_a the_o whole_a divine_o inspire_v scripture_n be_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n both_o as_o he_o be_v the_o author_n and_o the_o principal_a scope_n and_o matter_n of_o it_o now_o what_o be_v the_o duty_n these_o lay-christians_a be_v exhort_v to_o with_o respect_n to_o this_o word_n of_o christ_n be_v it_o not_o to_o read_v it_o not_o to_o give_v it_o room_n so_o much_o as_o in_o their_o house_n no_o but_o to_o give_v it_o entertainment_n in_o their_o heart_n to_o let_v it_o dwell_v in_o they_o to_o let_v it_o dwell_v in_o they_o rich_o to_o let_v it_o dwell_v in_o they_o rich_o in_o all_o wisdom_n 1._o that_o it_o dwell_v in_o they_o it_o be_v not_o say_v dwell_v with_o but_o more_o emphatical_o dwell_v in_o they_o which_o denote_v especial_o that_o they_o accustom_v themselves_o to_o the_o attentive_a read_n and_o study_n of_o it_o till_o it_o become_v their_o intimate_v and_o familiar_a be_v habitual_o present_a to_o their_o mind_n as_o frequent_o and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n in_o their_o thought_n as_o a_o person_n be_v in_o the_o house_n in_o which_o he_o dwell_v though_o a_o man_n may_v perhaps_o have_v but_o little_a converse_n with_o those_o who_o dwell_v in_o the_o same_o house_n with_o he_o yet_o he_o can_v be_v no_o more_o estrange_v from_o that_o which_o dwell_v in_o he_o than_o he_o can_v from_o his_o own_o thought_n and_o inclination_n 2._o nor_o will_v it_o suffice_v that_o it_o bare_o dwell_v in_o they_o but_o it_o must_v dwell_v in_o they_o rich_o which_o may_v have_v respect_n both_o to_o the_o word_n itself_o let_v the_o word_n dwell_v rich_o and_o to_o the_o subject_n in_o which_o it_o dwell_v let_v it_o dwell_v in_o you_o rich_o 1._o to_o the_o word_n itself_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o it_o dwell_v in_o they_o spare_o 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