Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	believe_v	faith_n	grace_n	6,672	5	5.9648	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49759	Two funeral sermons of the use and happiness of humane bodies Preached on I Corinth. vi. 13. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. With a brief account of the life and death of Mr. G. Lorimer, merchant; upon the occasion of whose death the second sermon was preacht. By Edward Lawrence, M.A. minister of the Gospel.	Lawrence, Edward, 1623-1695.	1690 (1690)	Wing L655; ESTC R216653	22,474	88

lord_n ver_fw-la 15._o know_v you_o not_o that_o your_o body_n be_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o thence_o he_o infer_v shall_v i_o take_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n we_o shall_v do_v nothing_o with_o our_o body_n but_o what_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v by_o a_o part_n of_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v i_o swear_v or_o lie_v with_o the_o tongue_n that_o be_v a_o part_n of_o christ_n shall_v i_o make_v any_o part_n of_o christ_n drink_v or_o unclean_a or_o worldly_a no_o certain_o our_o body_n be_v part_n and_o member_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v move_v at_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n and_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o our_o head_n in_o heaven_n 4._o by_o dedication_n our_o body_n be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o honour_n and_o service_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 19_o what_o know_v you_o not_o that_o your_o body_n be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v in_o you_o and_o be_v of_o god_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o you_o be_v not_o your_o own_o you_o be_v for_o the_o lord_n who_o temple_n you_o be_v these_o temple_n shall_v be_v keep_v holy_a and_o pure_a and_o for_o the_o use_n and_o service_n of_o god_n you_o may_v easy_o conceive_v what_o a_o horrid_a thing_n it_o will_v have_v be_v to_o have_v see_v a_o company_n of_o people_n whore_v and_o drink_v and_o swear_v and_o fight_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n what_o make_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n a_o bawdy-house_n no_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v a_o house_n of_o prayer_n a_o place_n devote_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n so_o it_o be_v a_o very_a horrid_a thing_n that_o our_o body_n which_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n eye_n full_a of_o adultery_n mouth_n full_a of_o lie_n and_o oath_n and_o the_o whole_a temple_n of_o god_n fill_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n beloved_n we_o know_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v see_v in_o the_o temple_n his_o glory_n do_v shine_v in_o the_o temple_n and_o indeed_o we_o may_v see_v 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