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	save_v	4,850	5	7.0416	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75459	Gods presence mans comfort: or, Gods invisibilitie manifested unto mans capacitie. The heads of which tractate were delivered in a sermon at the Abbey of Westminster, and since enlarged for the benefit of the Church of God. / By the Lords unprofitable servant, Ch. Anthony. Imprimatur: Ja. Cranford.	Anthony, Charles, 1600-1685.	1646 (1646)	Wing A3477; Thomason E328_1; ESTC R8561	58,663	111

which_o god_n shine_v inward_o upon_o her_o soul_n haec_fw-la quasi_fw-la speculum_fw-la creatorem_fw-la suum_fw-la repraesentant_fw-la god_n through_o these_o manife_v himself_o so_o far_o unto_o she_o as_o she_o be_v able_a to_o apprehend_v he_o in_o they_o and_o by_o they_o exit_fw-la effectibus_fw-la dei_fw-la demonstrari_fw-la aquin._n aquin._n potest_fw-la deum_fw-la esse_fw-la licèt_fw-la per_fw-la eos_fw-la effectus_fw-la non_fw-la possimus_fw-la eum_fw-la perfectè_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la secundùm_fw-la svam_fw-la essentiam_fw-la by_o the_o work_n of_o god_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n although_o even_o by_o those_o work_n we_o can_v perfect_o discern_v his_o essence_n yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o may_v be_v know_v of_o god_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n be_v manifest_v in_o the_o creature_n as_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n that_o he_o be_v eternal_a omnipotent_a the_o sole_a creator_n of_o heaven_n 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be_v the_o clay_n thou_o be_v the_o potter_n we_o be_v all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n and_o say_v that_o holy_a psalmist_n know_v 3._o psal_n 100_o 3._o you_o that_o the_o lord_n god_n be_v he_o that_o have_v make_v we_o not_o we_o ourselves_o 2._o if_o we_o inquire_v of_o what_o man_n be_v make_v see_v we_o his_o substance_n be_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n 7._o gen._n 2._o 7._o and_o even_o that_o at_o first_o be_v of_o nothing_o so_o that_o man_n original_o be_v nothing_o 3._o if_o we_o inquire_v of_o what_o form_n man_n be_v make_v moses_n also_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n god_n create_v 27._o gen._n 1._o 26_o 27._o he_o which_o image_n as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v be_v wisdom_n knowledge_n etc._n etc._n imaginis_fw-la huius_fw-la subjectum_fw-la animam_fw-la esse_fw-la rationalem_fw-la dicimus_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la &_o 8._o tilen_v de_fw-fr imag_n dei_fw-la in_o hom_n thes_n 8._o veritatis_fw-la &_o justitiae_fw-la dotibus_fw-la 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