Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	bodily_a	body_n	spiritual_a	4,262	5	6.4751	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63045	The soul's communion with her savior. Or, The history of our Lord Jesus Christ, written by the four evangelists digested into devotional meditations. The first part.	Traherne, Philip, d. ca. 1725.	1685 (1685)	Wing T2019A; ESTC R220906	52,296	223

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father_n and_o with_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n for_o ever_o amen_n cap._n ii_o of_o his_o nativity_n 20._o §._o 1._o o_o thou_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n who_o do_v dispose_v and_o turn_v the_o heart_n of_o earthly_a monarch_n as_o it_o seem_v best_a to_o thy_o godly_a wisdom_n make_v that_o 〈◊〉_d which_o go_v out_o from_o cesar_n augustus_n that_o verse_n 1_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v tare_v subservient_fw-fr to_o thy_o celestial_a decree_n long_o before_o cyrenius_n be_v governor_n of_o syria_n reveal_v by_o thy_o h._n prophet_n touch_v the_o place_n where_o christ_n shall_v be_v bear_v for_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o imperial_a edict_n all_o go_v to_o be_v tare_v 〈◊〉_d one_o into_o his_o own_o city_n and_o joseph_n go_v up_o from_o galilee_n out_o of_o the_o city_n nazareth_n into_o judea_n unto_o the_o city_n of_o david_n which_o be_v call_v betl_n 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v tare_v with_o mary_n his_o espouse_a wife_n then_o great_a with_o child_n in_o such_o a_o juncture_n of_o time_n that_o 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v there_o the_o day_n be_v accomplish_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v deliver_v i_o prais_fw-fr and_o magnify_v thy_o h._n name_n for_o thy_o overrule_a wisdom_n and_o providence_n in_o make_v those_o occurrence_n which_o seem_v contingent_a and_o arbitrary_a to_o human_a reason_n instrumental_a to_o carry_v on_o the_o good_a purpose_n of_o thy_o divine_a will_n so_o that_o what_o the_o prophet_n micah_n have_v foretold_v as_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o scribe_n themselves_o do_v ready_o explain_v and_o apply_v it_o may_v at_o this_o day_n serve_v for_o the_o direction_n and_o establishment_n of_o our_o faith_n in_o the_o true_a 〈◊〉_d lord_n let_v that_o admirabl_a consent_n and_o harmony_n between_o thy_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n which_o be_v evident_a in_o this_o and_o many_o other_o singular_a instance_n of_o thy_o truth_n and_o power_n be_v effectual_a to_o convince_v the_o obstinate_a jew_n convert_v the_o unbelieving_a 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peepl_n 〈◊〉_d unto_o you_o be_v bear_v this_o day_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n a_o saviour_n which_o be_v christ_n the_o lord_n i_o magnify_v thy_o sacred_a name_n for_o this_o admirabl_a mixture_n of_o humility_n and_o glory_n wherewith_o thou_o o_o christ_n have_v beautify_v and_o signalise_v thy_o come_v into_o the_o world_n for_o the_o ministry_n of_o a_o angel_n to_o proclaim_v thy_o birth_n be_v no_o less_o glorious_a and_o sublime_a than_o to_o be_v a_o inmate_n with_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o stabl_a seem_v base_a and_o mean_a in_o our_o eye_n lord_n since_o thou_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o direct_v thy_o wing_a herald_n to_o those_o vigilant_a cottager_n that_o the_o poor_a and_o simple_a might_n have_v as_o much_o occasion_n to_o show_v forth_o thy_o prais_n as_o the_o great_a and_o learned_a i_o can_v but_o admire_v and_o hearty_o desire_v to_o imitat_fw-la

the_o use_n §._o 8._o o_o lord_n of_o the_o univers_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v thy_o field_n whereon_o thou_o require_v thy_o apostl_n and_o minister_n to_o lift_v up_o their_o eye_n and_o lock_n and_o they_o be_v white_a already_o to_o hatve_v i_o giv_v thou_o thanks_o and_o prais_n because_o he_o that_o reap_v 〈◊〉_d wage_n and_o gather_v 4._o fruit_n unto_o life_n eternal_a as_o my_o fleshly_a eye_n behold_v the_o field_n of_o corn_n before_o my_o face_n lord_n enabl_v i_o to_o view_v other_o field_n far_o more_o excellent_a and_o glorious_a with_o the_o ey_fw-mi of_o faith_n even_o all_o the_o city_n and_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n ready_a to_o be_v gather_v into_o thy_o barn_n and_o let_v the_o hope_n of_o such_o desirable_a wage_n engage_v my_o utmost_a industry_n to_o further_a the_o welfare_n of_o soul_n for_o which_o we_o upon_o who_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v come_v have_v abundant_a encoragement_n for_o other_o man_n labour_v and_o we_o be_v 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