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	word_n	6,724	5	4.6817	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13179	Disce mori. = Learne to die A religious discourse, moouing euery Christian man to enter into a serious remerbrance of his ende. Wherein also is contained the meane and manner of disposing himselfe to God, before, and at the time of his departure. In the whole, somewhat happily may be abserued, necessary to be thought vpon, while we are aliue, and when we are dying, to aduise our selues and others.	Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629.	1600 (1600)	STC 23474; ESTC S103244	111,652	401

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and_o bless_a eucharist_n 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v call_v of_o some_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o most_o necessary_a provision_n for_o out_o spiritual_a voyage_n o_o bless_a mystery_n which_o among_o other_o high_a and_o heavenly_a effect_n be_v a_o mean_a to_o strengthen_v we_o in_o this_o great_a journey_n and_o comfort_v we_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o way_n thus_o set_v ourselves_o in_o order_n we_o may_v accept_v of_o the_o time_n whensoever_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n that_o bring_n we_o into_o the_o world_n to_o take_v we_o from_o this_o our_o continuance_n in_o the_o same_o the_o condition_n of_o life_n wherein_o we_o may_v stand_v prepare_v require_v our_o christian_a practice_n the_o happiness_n of_o this_o condition_n we_o shall_v find_v when_o we_o come_v unto_o the_o state_n of_o all_o happiness_n the_o eleven_o chapter_n how_o the_o christian_a man_n shall_v demean_v himself_o when_o sickness_n begin_v to_o grow_v upon_o he_o the_o first_o 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