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	death_n	separation_n	20,420	5	10.8447	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35421	Spiritual opticks, or, A glasse discovering the weaknesse and imperfection of a Christians knowledge in this life by Nathanael Culvervvell ...	Culverwel, Nathanael, d. 1651?; Dillingham, William, 1617?-1689.	1651 (1651)	Wing C7573; ESTC R8817	20,121	36

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that_o this_o knowledge_n be_v weak_a and_o imperfect_a will_n easy_o appear_v 1._o because_o these_o inferior_a being_n be_v so_o gross_a and_o material_a as_o that_o the_o pure_a of_o they_o the_o very_a quintessence_n and_o flos_fw-la creaturae_fw-la be_v mere_a dregs_o if_o compare_v with_o so_o pure_a a_o essence_n its_o gold_n become_v dross_n its_o silver_n time_n and_o when_o heavenly_a perfection_n be_v set_v out_o by_o the_o creature_n excellency_n it_o be_v but_o a_o stoop_a low_a to_o humane_a capacity_n the_o soul_n will_v be_v dazzle_v at_o so_o bright_a a_o majesty_n unless_o he_o be_v cloud_v with_o such_o expression_n 2._o this_o way_n of_o behold_v he_o breed_v rather_o admiration_n than_o beget_v knowledge_n for_o when_o we_o hear_v of_o so_o goodly_a a_o essence_n that_o have_v all_o excellency_n bind_v up_o in_o one_o vast_a volume_n we_o wonder_v what_o that_o shall_v be_v and_o admiration_n be_v at_o the_o best_a but_o seman_n scientiae_fw-la or_o abrupta_fw-la scientia_fw-la as_o the_o learned_a verulam_n call_v it_o a_o stupefy_v kind_n of_o knowledge_n 3._o this_o rather_o set_v the_o soul_n a_o longing_n than_o give_v it_o any_o true_a satisfaction_n for_o when_o we_o hear_v there_o be_v so_o choice_a a_o thing_n we_o long_o to_o know_v what_o it_o be_v which_o be_v a_o figne_n we_o know_v it_o not_o before_o or_o but_o very_o weak_o for_o true_a knowledge_n satiates_fw-la the_o soul_n there_o be_v a_o complacency_n and_o acquiescence_n in_o it_o especial_o when_o it_o be_v conversant_a about_o so_o high_a a_o object_n so_o that_o this_o way_n be_v but_o dark_a and_o full_a of_o riddle_n three_o when_o we_o consider_v of_o god_n by_o way_n of_o causality_n in_o that_o vast_a influence_n which_o he_o have_v upon_o all_o thing_n as_o with_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o suppose_a areopagite_n spring_a beam_n of_o goodness_n and_o overflow_a effusion_n of_o ight_n as_o he_o be_v causa_fw-la fontana_fw-la a_o fountain_n essence_n continual_o bubble_v forth_o from_o whence_o the_o several_a drop_n of_o inferior_a being_n have_v their_o original_n and_o as_o he_o be_v the_o main_a spring_n that_o set_v the_o wheel_n of_o those_o petty_a entity_n on_o work_v for_o in_o he_o we_o live_v move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v now_o this_o rather_o show_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n than_o what_o he_o be_v that_o there_o be_v indeed_o such_o a_o prime_n be_v a_o self-being_a a_o all-being_a a_o giver_n of_o be_v à_fw-la quo_fw-la omne_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la omne_fw-la propter_fw-la quem_fw-la omne_fw-la but_o still_o we_o be_v to_o seek_v what_o this_o be_v be_v so_o that_o these_o apprehension_n of_o he_o be_v very_o weak_a and_o shadowy_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o now_o see_v through_o a_o glass_n dark_o but_o then_o then_o when_o a_o believe_a soul_n return_v to_o god_n that_o give_v it_o it_o see_v he_o face_n to_o face_n and_o fix_v its_o eye_n upon_o he_o to_o all_o eternity_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o soul_n be_v unsheathe_v from_o the_o body_n it_o glister_v most_o glorious_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o it_o be_v uncloud_v from_o corruption_n it_o shall_v beam_n forth_o most_o orient_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v let_v loose_a from_o this_o cage_n of_o clay_n it_o sing_v most_o melodious_o nothing_o hinder_v a_o christian_a from_o a_o sight_n of_o god_n face_n to_o face_n but_o the_o interposition_n of_o a_o gross_a earthy_a body_n it_o be_v death_n office_n to_o break_v down_o this_o wall_n of_o separation_n that_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v admit_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n second_o then_o at_o that_o general_a day_n of_o refreshment_n when_o god_n shall_v sit_v upon_o his_o throne_n in_o beauty_n and_o excellency_n as_o a_o centre_n of_o light_n stream_v forth_o to_o the_o glorious_a circumference_n of_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o elder_n that_o sit_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o 4_o of_o the_o revelation_n face_n to_o face_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v oppose_v to_o see_v in_o a_o glass_n 1._o as_o a_o more_o immediate_a vision_n 2._o a_o clear_a and_o perfect_a vision_n 3._o as_o a_o permanent_a and_o eternal_a vision_n 4._o as_o the_o learned_a piscator_fw-la because_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o see_v in_o a_o glass_n be_v à_fw-la tergo_fw-la exceptâ_fw-la fancy_n &_o corpore_fw-la proprio_fw-la in_o the_o word_n there_o be_v a_o plain_a allusion_n to_o that_o place_n in_o the_o 12_o of_o number_n the_o 8_o where_o god_n promise_v to_o manifest_v himself_o to_o his_o servant_n moses_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o septuagint_n render_v it_o very_o agreeable_a to_o our_o purpose_n &_o that_o which_o be_v here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d