Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	appear_v	body_n	life_n	3,755	5	4.6231	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88578	A Christians duty and safety in evill times Delivered in severall sermons, upon four texts of scripture, viz. Christ's prayer the saints support, on Iohn 17 15[.] A divine ballance to weigh all doctrines by, on 1 Thes.5. 21[.] A Christians great enquiry, on Acts 16.30, 31[.] A description of true blessedness, on Luke 11. 28[.] By that faithfull messenger of Jesus Christ, Mr Christopher Love, late minister of Laurence-jury, London. Whereunto is annexed The saints rest, or Their happy sleep in death. As it was delivered in a sermon at Aldermanbury, London. Aug. 24. 1651. By Edmund Calalmy. B. D.	Love, Christopher, 1618-1651.; Calamy, Edumnd, 1600-1666. Saints rest.	1653 (1653)	Wing L3147; Thomason E1434_3-4; ESTC R209589	82,542	242

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may_v also_o glorify_v thou_o v._o 1._o the_o end_n of_o christ_n prayer_n be_v the_o glorify_v of_o his_o father_n so_o the_o end_n of_o our_o prayer_n shall_v be_v the_o glorify_v of_o god_n many_o man_n will_v cry_v lord_n give_v i_o glory_n when_o they_o do_v not_o with_o pant_n of_o heart_n say_v lord_n let_v i_o give_v glory_n to_o thy_o name_n christ_n say_v hallow_a be_v thy_o name_n express_v his_o respect_n to_o the_o honour_v and_o glorify_v of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n that_o be_v the_o first_o petition_n in_o christ_n prayer_n to_o show_v that_o the_o glorify_v of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a thing_n in_o our_o prayer_n christ_n pray_v o_o my_o father_n father_n 2._o christ_n pray_v to_o god_n his_o father_n to_o teach_v you_o that_o you_o must_v not_o only_o pray_v with_o a_o awful_a apprehension_n of_o god_n but_o also_o with_o fiducial_a confidence_n in_o god_n 11.6_o heb._n 11.6_o 11._o heb._n 6._o without_o faith_n it_o be_v 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