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	salvation_n	5,162	5	7.3070	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12625	An humble supplication to her Maiestie	Southwell, Robert, Saint, 1561?-1595.	1600 (1600)	STC 22949.5; ESTC S118938	34,797	92

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a_o humble_a supplication_n to_o her_o majesty_n print_v anno_fw-la do._n 1595._o a_o humble_a supplication_n to_o her_o majesty_n most_o mighty_a and_o most_o merciful_a most_o fear_v and_o best_a belove_a prince_n they_o be_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o a_o helpless_a misery_n who_o both_o a_o condemn_a estate_n make_v common_a object_n of_o abuse_n and_o a_o unpitied_a oppression_n bar_v from_o discover_v their_o grief_n to_o those_o that_o only_o be_v able_a to_o afford_v they_o remedy_n every_o one_o trample_v upon_o their_o ruin_n who_o a_o prince_n disgrace_n have_v once_o overthrow_v sovereign_n favour_n be_v the_o best_a foundation_n of_o subject_n fortune_n and_o their_o dislike_n the_o steep_a downe-falles_a to_o all_o unhappiness_n yet_o a_o prince_n supply_v the_o room_n and_o resemble_v the_o person_n of_o almighty_a god_n shall_v be_v so_o indifferent_a a_o arbitrator_n in_o all_o cause_n that_o neither_o any_o greatness_n shall_v bear_v down_o justice_n nor_o any_o mean_n 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