Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	bless_v	lord_n	praise_v	7,610	5	9.8810	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50176	The wonderful works of God commemorated praises bespoke for the God of heaven in a thanksgiving sermon delivered on Decemb. 19, 1689 : containing reflections upon the excellent things done by the great God ... : to which is added A sermon preached unto a convention of the Massachuset-colony in New-England ... / by Cotton Mather.	Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.; Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728. A sermon preached to the honourable convention of the governour, council, and representatives of the Massachuset-colony in New-England on May 23, 1689.	1690 (1690)	Wing M1171; ESTC W24924	55,477	128

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praise_v god_n be_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o persection_n that_o be_v in_o he_o it_o be_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o infinite_a power_n wisdom_n goodness_n justice_n and_o holiness_n which_o be_v his_o attribute_n and_o this_o we_o be_v to_o do_v in_o all_o our_o way_n we_o have_v receive_v our_o be_v for_o this_o end_n and_o our_o grand_a our_o chief_a errand_n into_o the_o world_n be_v that_o our_o god_n may_v have_v a_o number_n of_o rational_a beholder_n to_o be_v sensible_a of_o his_o excellency_n when_o mankind_n come_v first_o out_o of_o his_o glorious_a hand_n he_o then_o say_v as_o in_o isa._n 43.21_o this_o people_n have_v i_o form_v for_o myself_o they_o shall_v show_v forth_o my_o praise_n in_o our_o low_a little_a world_n no_o creature_n can_v be_v find_v capable_a of_o conceive_v and_o express_v those_o acknowledgement_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o glory_n due_a unto_o his_o name_n beside_o man_n who_o be_v therefore_o not_o unfit_o call_v the_o highpriest_n of_o the_o 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exod._n 15.11_o who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o one_o while_o our_o praise_n be_v like_o hannah_n to_o say_v there_o be_v none_o holy_a as_o the_o lord_n another_o while_n our_o praise_n be_v like_o ethans_n to_o say_v who_o be_v a_o strong_a god_n like_a unto_o thou_o sometime_o our_o praise_n like_o paul_n be_v to_o say_v god_n be_v only_o wise_a and_o sometime_o again_o god_n be_v true_a but_o every_o man_n a_o liar_n and_o then_o with_o david_n we_o be_v to_o praise_v and_o say_v o_o how_o great_a be_v thy_o goodness_n but_o the_o excellency_n which_o be_v in_o the_o work_v of_o god_n be_v that_o which_o render_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o essence_n most_o apparent_a unto_o we_o and_o the_o praise_n which_o we_o be_v to_o bring_v unto_o he_o be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n to_o spring_v from_o thence_o we_o be_v tell_v in_o isa._n 28.29_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v excellent_a in_o work_v our_o praise_n of_o god_n be_v in_o this_o to_o 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