Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	apostle_n	body_n	spirit_n	5,900	5	5.3950	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63011	The Almighty his gracious token of love to his friend Abraham, or, A sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Bristol, January 3, 1674 by Rich. Towgood ...	Towgood, Richard, 1595?-1683.	1676 (1676)	Wing T1975; ESTC R10564	17,548	33

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at_o it_o that_o god_n have_v no_o more_o friend_n every_o man_n say_v solomon_n be_v a_o friend_n to_o he_o that_o give_v gift_n pro._n 19.6_o and_o yet_o the_o almighty_a god_n who_o give_v we_o all_o that_o we_o enjoy_v may_v ask_v the_o question_n that_o jehu_n once_o do_v who_o be_v on_o my_o side_n who_o 2_o king_n 9.32_o all_o seek_v their_o own_o not_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v jesus_n christ_n as_o the_o apostle_n complain_v phil._n 2.21_o every_o man_n be_v for_o himself_o for_o his_o own_o profit_n for_o his_o own_o pleasure_n for_o his_o own_o will_n but_o you_o perhaps_o may_v say_v who_o be_v not_o god_n friend_n for_o the_o answer_n of_o this_o i_o shall_v but_o produce_v a_o scripture_n or_o two_o unto_o you_o as_o that_o in_o ps_n 139.20_o thy_o enemy_n take_v thy_o name_n in_o vain_a why_o then_o common_a swearer_n and_o all_o other_o that_o any_o way_n abuse_v the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v not_o his_o friend_n again_o luke_n 19.27_o those_o my_o enemy_n which_o 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