Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	ask_v	know_v	zion_n	20	3	8.8053	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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will_v i_o only_o mean_v to_o discourse_v sober_o against_o it_o in_o no_o passion_n sect._n 2._o first_o then_o suppose_v all_o he_o say_v here_o be_v true_a felicity_n that_o our_o knowledge_n of_o heaven_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o belief_n etc._n etc._n yet_o it_o ought_v to_o persuade_v more_o than_o any_o motive_n can_v be_v bring_v to_o regulate_v our_o action_n with_o which_o will_v appear_v first_o out_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o happiness_n compare_v with_o other_o next_z out_z of_o the_o evidence_n it_o have_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o happiness_n for_o it_o be_v a_o eternal_a happiness_n a_o spiritual_a bappin●sse_n a_o eternal_a happiness_n therefore_o more_o to_o be_v desire_v then_o any_o temporal_a felicity_n whatsoever_o the_o content_a that_o a_o man_n have_v in_o this_o life_n be_v but_o for_o this_o life_n and_o this_o life_n be_v so_o momentary_a that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n have_v assurance_n of_o one_o day_n be_v delay_v in_o it_o and_o let_v he_o who_o 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serious_a philosopher_n again_o fill_v a_o soul_n with_o those_o speculation_n which_o at_o this_o distance_n from_o it_o he_o can_v have_v of_o heaven_n and_o let_v he_o have_v to_o that_o a_o assurance_n that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o it_o bring_v fire_n faggot_n gridiron_n pincer_n what_o you_o will_v torture_n he_o will_v have_v bless_v and_o charitable_a and_o comfortable_a thought_n at_o that_o time_n so_o that_o with_o st._n stephen_n he_o can_v thank_v they_o for_o their_o torture_n and_o bless_v they_o and_o like_o a_o man_n that_o have_v receive_v a_o benefit_n pray_v to_o god_n to_o bless_v his_o benefactor_n so_o can_v such_o a_o man_n be_v happy_a when_o he_o have_v spiritual_a happiness_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o worldly_a misery_n this_o therefore_o must_v be_v most_o desirable_a without_o which_o no_o man_n be_v happy_a and_o with_o which_o no_o man_n miserable_a with_o all_o worldly_a sensual_a good_n a_o man_n may_v be_v miserable_a who_o have_v they_o but_o not_o so_o with_o those_o which_o fortify_v a_o man_n against_o all_o the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o satan_n in_o this_o world_n and_o hereafter_o give_v he_o eternal_a felicity_n without_o any_o disturbance_n so_o that_o then_o these_o worldly_a good_n and_o this_o eternal_a admit_v no_o comparison_n to_o he_o that_o apprehend'_v the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o that_o eternal_a felicity_n must_v needs_o be_v more_o desirable_a than_o the_o other_o man_n may_v object_v have_v we_o such_o assurance_n of_o one_o as_o the_o other_o this_o be_v true_a obj._n but_o we_o have_v weak_a assurance_n of_o this_o and_o great_a of_o worldly_a therefore_o we_o let_v this_o go_v and_o content_v ourselves_o with_o the_o other_o sect._n 4._o for_o answer_v to_o this_o conceive_v with_o i_o first_o ans._n that_o