Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	answer_v	spirit_n	zion_n	28	3	9.2403	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89587	The strong helper or, The interest, and power of the prayers of the destitute, for the building up of Sion. Opened in a sermon before the Honorable House of Commons assembled in Parliament, upon the solemn day of their monethly fast, April 30. 1645. / By Stephen Marshall, B.D. minister of Gods Word, at Finching-field in Essex.	Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.	1645 (1645)	Wing M790; Thomason E280_1; ESTC R200033	40,798	62

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love_v and_o find_v he_o not_o and_o paul_n thrice_o that_o be_v many_o time_n beseech_v god_n to_o remove_v the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n which_o be_v send_v to_o buffet_v he_o and_o be_v fain_o to_o wait_v still_o so_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o alone_o in_o be_v thus_o delay_v nay_o i_o tell_v thou_o further_o god_n have_v many_o way_n of_o regard_v and_o answer_v prayer_n sometime_o he_o may_v regard_v a_o prayer_n which_o he_o absolute_o deny_v when_o the_o thing_n will_v not_o be_v good_a for_o he_o that_o beg_v it_o so_o he_o peremptory_o deny_v moses_n his_o prayer_n to_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o if_o the_o thing_n be_v good_a and_o