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
A77504	The mystical brasen serpent: with the magnetical vertue thereof. or, Christ exalted upon the cross, with the blessed end and fruit of that his exaltation, in drawing the elect world to himself, to believe on Him, and to be saved by Him. In two treatises, from John 3. 14, 15. 12. 32. Whereunto is added A treatise of the saints joint-membership each with other. As they were delivered to the Church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the gospel, and preacher to that incorporation. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy. July 30. 1652.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4719; Thomason E1249_1; ESTC R208891	155,986	284

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give_v by_o god_n himself_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o the_o second_o person_n son_n of_o man_n stand_v upon_o thy_o foot_n ezek._n 2.1_o etc._n ezek._n 2._o ver_fw-la 1.3_o 6._o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o frequent_o in_o most_o chapter_n of_o this_o prophecy_n in_o like_a manner_n it_o be_v give_v to_o daniel_n by_o the_o angel_n gabriel_n dan._n 8._o 8.17_o dan._n 8.17_o understand_v o_o son_n of_o man_n to_o christ_n it_o be_v give_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n by_o daniel_n who_o tell_v we_o how_o in_o his_o vision_n he_o behold_v one_o like_o the_o son_n of_o man_n dan._n 7._o 7.13_o dan._n 7.13_o and_o as_o some_o conceive_v it_o by_o asaph_n psal_n 80._o 80.17_o psal_n 80.17_o let_v thy_o hand_n be_v upon_o the_o man_n of_o thy_o right_a hand_n junius_n chald._a paraph._n basil_n muscul_fw-la ainsworth_n junius_n and_o the_o son_n of_o man_n who_o thou_o make_v strong_a for_o thyself_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o be_v the_o messia_n who_o be_v before_o call_v the_o branch_n ver_fw-la 16._o even_o that_o branch_n that_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o stem_n of_o jesse_n isai_n 11.1_o my_o servant_n the_o branch_n zach._n 3.8_o behold_v the_o man_n who_o name_n be_v the_o branch_n zach._n 6.12_o even_o he_o be_v there_o call_v the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n it_o be_v give_v to_o he_o only_o by_o himself_o speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v not_o where_o to_o lay_v his_o head_n mat._n 8.20_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v come_v to_o save_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v mat._n 18.11_o the_o son_n of_o man_n must_v be_v lift_v up_o say_v the_o text._n quest_n christ_n quest_n why_o give_v to_o christ_n but_o why_o be_v this_o appellation_n thus_o frequent_o give_v unto_o christ_n ans_fw-fr import_v answ_n to_o import_v many_o answer_n be_v return_v some_o of_o they_o more_o witty_a than_o weighty_a i_o shall_v only_o single_a out_o three_o of_o they_o the_o two_o former_a more_o general_a the_o other_o more_o particular_o appliable_a to_o the_o text_n christ_n appropriate_v this_o stile_n to_o himself_o to_o import_v principal_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o his_o nature_n 2._o his_o condition_n the_o truth_n of_o the_o one_o the_o meanness_n of_o the_o other_o nature_n 1._o his_o nature_n 1._o his_o nature_n the_o truth_n of_o his_o humane_a nature_n to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v true_o man_n though_o not_o descend_v from_o man_n by_o that_o ordinary_a way_n of_o natural_a generation_n yet_o a_o true_a man_n have_v a_o true_a humane_a soul_n a_o true_a humane_a body_n the_o son_n of_o god_n make_v the_o son_n of_o man_n by_o take_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n into_o personal_a union_n with_o his_o godhead_n 2.16_o heb._n 2.16_o he_o

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man_n to_o god_n seek_v to_o communicate_v his_o poison_n to_o infect_v and_o impoison_v and_o destroy_v other_o here_o be_v the_o serpent_n which_o sting_v our_o first_o parent_n and_o in_o they_o all_o their_o posterity_n but_o what_o be_v the_o sting_n of_o this_o serpent_n sin_o sin_n 2._o the_o sting_n of_o this_o serpent_n sin_n serpent_n have_v their_o sting_n or_o tooth_n whereby_o they_o convey_v their_o poison_n wound_v where_o they_o fasten_v so_o have_v this_o old_a serpent_n who_o sting_n be_v sin_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n say_v the_o apostle_n and_o so_o of_o satan_n 15.56_o 1_o cor._n 15.56_o who_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o this_o 2.14_o heb._n 2.14_o satan_n can_v never_o have_v hurt_v our_o first_o parent_n a_o serpent_n may_v wind_v round_o about_o the_o body_n of_o man_n yet_o unless_o it_o fasten_v the_o sting_n or_o tooth_n in_o he_o it_o hurt_v he_o not_o have_v not_o satan_n fasten_v the_o sting_n of_o his_o 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hence_o be_v the_o sting_n of_o this_o serpent_n 3._o and_o what_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o this_o sting_a sting_a 3._o the_o effect_n of_o this_o sting_a why_o behold_v that_o not_o only_o painful_a and_o dangerous_a but_o deadly_a hereby_o whole_a mankind_n be_v poison_v and_o the_o whole_a of_o man_n like_a as_o those_o serpent_n sting_v the_o one_o part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o poison_n spread_v itself_o through_o all_o the_o member_n thus_o the_o poison_n of_o sin_n enter_v by_o one_o man_n it_o have_v poison_v the_o whole_a mass_n of_o mankind_n and_o every_o part_n of_o man_n so_o as_o every_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o every_o member_n of_o the_o body_n they_o be_v all_o poison_a and_o that_o mortal_o such_o be_v the_o sting_a of_o those_o serpent_n it_o be_v mortal_a deadly_a last_o rom._n 6._o last_o incurable_a by_o any_o natural_a mean_n and_o such_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o sin_n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n death_n not_o only_o temporal_a 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and_o die_v in_o it_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n but_o you_o must_v perish_v and_o for_o ever_o perish_v a_o israelite_n be_v sting_v be_v now_o but_o a_o dead_a man_n and_o so_o be_v thou_o be_v under_o the_o guilt_n and_o power_n of_o sin_n o_o that_o this_o apprehension_n be_v but_o let_v in_o and_o thorough_o set_v on_o upon_o every_o soul_n here_o present_a then_o shall_v i_o not_o need_v to_o press_v what_o at_o present_a i_o intend_v only_o to_o propound_v by_o way_n of_o exhortation_n cure_v use_v 2._o look_v out_o for_o cure_v that_o every_o one_o of_o we_o here_o present_a will_v look_v out_o for_o ourselves_o our_o own_o safety_n our_o own_o security_n never_o give_v rest_n unto_o our_o soul_n until_o we_o be_v upon_o good_a ground_n ascertain_v that_o we_o be_v get_v out_o of_o this_o state_n my_o brethren_n will_v any_o creature_n man_n only_o except_v rest_n in_o such_o a_o state_n as_o threaten_v destruction_n to_o it_o such_o be_v the_o state_n of_o nature_n a_o state_n 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