Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	body_n	call_v	whole_a	4,645	5	5.3107	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66102	Impenitent sinners warned of their misery and summoned to judgment delivered in two sermons, the former on the Sabbath, Nov. 6, the other on the lecture following, Nov. 10, 1698, occasioned by the amazing instance of a miserable creature who stood condemned for murdering her infant begotten in whoredom : to which are subjoyned the solemn words spoken to her on those opportunities, published for the warning of others / by Samuel Willard.	Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707.	1698 (1698)	Wing W2281; ESTC R30203	31,791	66

life_n while_o man_n be_v in_o this_o world_n conversant_a in_o the_o body_n they_o be_v upon_o probation_n for_o etetnity_n they_o be_v lay_v in_o and_o make_v way_n for_o their_o account_n and_o all_o that_o they_o do_v here_o bear_v a_o proper_a respect_n thereunto_o for_o they_o be_v the_o work_n which_o be_v do_v in_o the_o body_n which_o must_v be_v call_v to_o a_o after_o reckon_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 10._o hence_o sinner_n be_v say_v in_o this_o time_n to_o be_v treasure_v up_o into_o themselves_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n rom._n 2_o 5._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o neither_o good_a man_n nor_o evil_a man_n be_v in_o this_o life_n open_o distinguish_v in_o the_o observable_a providence_n of_o god_n except_o in_o some_o special_a instance_n love_n and_o hatred_n can_v be_v know_v by_o all_o that_o be_v before_o they_o eccles_n 9_o 1._o yea_o the_o wise_a man_n have_v a_o observation_n as_o if_o often_o time_n the_o outward_a face_n of_o thing_n look_v with_o a_o contrary_a aspect_n eccles_n 8._o 14._o there_o be_v just_a man_n to_o who_o it_o happen_v according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o wicked_a &_o there_o be_v wicked_a man_n to_o who_o it_o happen_v according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o righteous_a what_o shall_v we_o say_v it_o be_v for_o the_o present_a a_o day_n of_o patience_n &_o forbearance_n with_o which_o god_n see_v meet_v to_o treat_v man_n even_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n withal_o in_o which_o he_o let_v they_o alone_o for_o a_o while_n &_o suffer_v they_o to_o go_v on_o till_o they_o have_v fill_v up_o their_o measure_n and_o though_o they_o give_v he_o uncountable_a and_o very_a grievous_a provocation_n yet_o he_o fall_v not_o upon_o they_o but_o yet_o he_o be_v bring_v in_o laugh_v at_o they_o all_o the_o while_n and_o we_o be_v tell_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o psal_n 37._o 13._o the_o lord_n shall_v laugh_v at_o he_o for_o he_o see_v that_o his_o day_n be_v come_v since_o than_o man_n be_v not_o call_v to_o their_o 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death_n nor_o be_v it_o capable_a of_o it_o the_o man_n indeed_o be_v say_v to_o die_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o bond_n of_o union_n and_o the_o separation_n which_o be_v thereupon_o make_v between_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n whereupon_o the_o body_n remain_v a_o carcase_n and_o must_v suffer_v corruption_n after_o which_o there_o must_v be_v a_o powerful_a resurrection_n bestow_v on_o it_o in_o order_n to_o its_o be_v make_v capable_a of_o stand_v forth_o in_o judgement_n but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o the_o soul_n that_o in_o its_o separate_a state_n still_o retain_v its_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a nature_n which_o it_o be_v in_o no_o other_o way_n able_a to_o lose_v but_o by_o a_o annihilation_n and_o it_o be_v according_o dispose_v of_o present_o to_o its_o unchangeable_a state_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o weal_n or_o wo._n when_o lazarus_n die_v his_o soul_n be_v forth_o with_o carry_v by_o a_o convoy_n of_o angel_n into_o abrabams_n bosom_n and_o 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