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	sleep_n	4,450	5	10.0158	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60588	A sermon preached before the right worshipful company of merchants trading into the Levant, at St. Olaves Hart-Street London, Tuesday June, 2. M.DC.LXVIII. By Tho. Smith, M.A. fellow of Magdalen College in Oxford, and chaplain to the right honourable Sr. Daniel Harvey, His Majesties embassadour to Constantinople.	Smith, Thomas, 1638-1710.	1668 (1668)	Wing S4252; ESTC R222747	24,313	60

rom._n ix_o 5._o speak_v of_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o privilege_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o covenant_n god_n make_v with_o the_o patriarch_n who_o be_v the_o father_n and_o of_o who_o as_o concern_v the_o flesh_n christ_n come_v who_o be_v over_o all_o god_n bless_v for_o ever_o a_o text_n able_a to_o confound_v all_o the_o sophistry_n and_o blasphemye_n of_o socinus_n and_o his_o party_n who_o deny_v the_o divinity_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o put_v they_o to_o a_o eternal_a silence_n who_o very_o presumptuous_o reject_v the_o mystery_n of_o faith_n because_o they_o can_v full_o comprehend_v they_o as_o if_o the_o shallow_a capacity_n of_o a_o man_n be_v to_o be_v the_o measure_n and_o standard_n of_o divine_a truth_n when_o they_o can_v give_v no_o satisfactory_a account_n of_o the_o ordinary_a phaenomena_n of_o nature_n much_o less_o of_o its_o secret_a operation_n and_o least_o of_o all_o of_o the_o mystery_n of_o providence_n and_o if_o this_o be_v a_o sufficient_a reason_n to_o deny_v the_o article_n of_o faith_n because_o they_o be_v above_o our_o capacity_n they_o may_v as_o well_o deny_v the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n because_o they_o can_v have_v full_a and_o comprehensive_a notion_n of_o infinity_o eternity_n omnipresence_n and_o the_o like_a but_o certain_o we_o have_v the_o high_a reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o believe_v the_o article_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n which_o be_v so_o plain_o reveal_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n because_o whatsoever_o god_n have_v be_v please_v to_o reveal_v be_v infallible_o certain_a and_o therefore_o when_o propose_v to_o i_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o believe_v it_o though_o i_o can_v comprehend_v the_o modus_fw-la how_o it_o be_v so_o this_o for_o the_o person_n he_o go_v and_o preach_v 2._o the_o manner_n or_o mean_n by_o which_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o preach_v by_o which_o spirit_n that_o be_v by_o his_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n as_o be_v show_v in_o the_o beginning_n and_o now_o shall_v be_v further_o prove_v for_o by_o the_o same_o spirit_n by_o which_o christ_n rise_v from_o the_o dead_a he_o preach_v to_o the_o spirit_n in_o prison_n but_o christ_n rise_v from_o the_o dead_a by_o virtue_n of_o his_o godhead_n and_o divine_a power_n rom._n i._n 4._o declare_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n with_o power_n according_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n by_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a heb._n ix_o 14._o how_o much_o more_o shall_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n who_o through_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n offer_v himself_o without_o spot_n to_o god_n purge_v your_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n that_o be_v how_o much_o more_o available_a than_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o goat_n and_o calf_n and_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n offer_v up_o under_o the_o moysaicall_a oeconomy_n for_o the_o cleanse_n from_o sin_n and_o deliver_v from_o its_o gild_n and_o condemn_a power_n and_o in_o order_n to_o the_o serve_v of_o god_n acceptable_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n shed_v upon_o the_o cross_n who_o after_o he_o have_v raise_v his_o body_n out_o of_o the_o grave_a by_o his_o divine_a power_n present_v himself_o a_o perfect_a mediator_n to_o god_n in_o our_o behalf_n 3._o that_o hell_n be_v mean_v by_o this_o prison_n be_v very_o easy_a to_o conceive_v have_v before_o prove_v it_o can_v not_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o body_n much_o less_o can_v it_o of_o the_o grave_a for_o the_o soul_n at_o its_o departure_n take_v a_o flight_n beyond_o the_o grave_a and_o region_n of_o death_n and_o can_v be_v pen_v up_o in_o those_o charnel_n house_n under_o ground_n nor_o do_v it_o sleep_n as_o some_o have_v fond_o dream_v that_o be_v remain_v in_o a_o state_n of_o dulness_n and_o inactivity_n without_o any_o apprehension_n or_o knowledge_n till_o the_o resurrection_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v anon_o but_o go_v to_o the_o place_n and_o state_n allot_v for_o it_o according_a to_o its_o deserve_n and_o the_o resemblance_n and_o comparison_n between_o hell_n and_o a_o prison_n be_v very_o fit_a and_o proper_a when_o man_n be_v legal_o imprison_v it_o be_v either_o for_o their_o crime_n or_o for_o their_o debt_n now_o every_a un-repenting_a sinner_n that_o die_v in_o his_o sin_n have_v break_v the_o law_n of_o god_n have_v make_v assault_n upon_o his_o attribute_n and_o rebel_v against_o heaven_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n have_v contract_v a_o guilt_n upon_o his_o soul_n which_o bind_v over_o to_o punishment_n be_v a_o debtor_n to_o god_n and_o have_v forfeit_v his_o soul_n to_o justice_n and_o because_o he_o take_v no_o care_n to_o agree_v with_o god_n who_o be_v become_v his_o adversary_n and_o implead_v he_o while_o he_o be_v in_o the_o way_n with_o he_o do_v not_o in_o his_o life_n time_n compound_v for_o the_o debt_n and_o get_v the_o bond_n cancel_v be_v just_o cast_v into_o hell_n a_o prison_n because_o 1._o without_o light_n which_o must_v needs_o add_v to_o the_o horror_n of_o it_o there_o be_v utter_a 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wearisome_a life_n with_o sigh_n and_o groan_n this_o be_v that_o that_o trouble_v nature_n and_o put_v she_o into_o a_o fright_n to_o think_v of_o how_o dismal_a then_o how_o insupportable_a must_v it_o be_v to_o lie_v under_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n under_o the_o quick_a apprehension_n of_o a_o guilty_a mind_n under_o the_o sting_n of_o conscience_n to_o be_v gnaw_v upon_o by_o that_o worm_n that_o never_o die_v to_o have_v no_o other_o company_n but_o fiend_n and_o damn_a spirit_n equal_o miserable_a with_o themselves_o and_o to_o be_v in_o a_o continual_a expectation_n of_o the_o great_a day_n of_o account_n when_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v raise_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o punishment_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o sin_n 4._o christ_n preach_v to_o the_o spirit_n in_o prison_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o those_o man_n who_o soul_n be_v now_o in_o prison_n cast_v into_o hell_n but_o then_o be_v alive_a in_o their_o body_n those_o be_v long_o since_o dissolve_v 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without_o any_o distinction_n please_v themselves_o with_o this_o interpretation_n that_o christ_n in_o his_o soul_n then_o real_o separate_v from_o his_o body_n during_o the_o intervening_a space_n between_o his_o death_n and_o his_o resurrection_n preach_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n below_o in_o prison_n which_o they_o explain_v by_o hell_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o place_n separate_v and_o distinct_a from_o heaven_n and_o according_o that_o the_o patriarch_n and_o their_o posterity_n together_o with_o plato_n and_o other_o good-natured_a and_o enlighten_v heathen_a upon_o their_o own_n of_o he_o be_v free_v and_o deliver_v from_o that_o prison_n where_o they_o have_v be_v so_o long_o detain_v and_o redeem_v from_o that_o state_n of_o thraldom_n those_o only_a that_o reject_v he_o continue_v there_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o infidelity_n a_o exposition_n receive_v by_o several_a of_o the_o ancient_n and_o so_o disperse_v in_o their_o write_n that_o i_o 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that_o of_o aquileia_n where_o he_o be_v a_o presbyter_n their_o interpretation_n of_o these_o word_n can_v no_o way_n stand_v for_o 1._o it_o suppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o to_o refer_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o christ_n which_o before_o have_v be_v sufficient_o disprove_v and_o the_o translate_n the_o word_n by_o vivens_fw-la spiritu_fw-la which_o perhaps_o may_v contribute_v to_o the_o mistake_n among_o the_o latin_n be_v very_o untrue_a all_o the_o greek_a copy_n have_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o live_v but_o make_v alive_a and_o by_o and_o by_o shall_v be_v more_o full_o evidence_v 2._o suppose_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o article_n in_o their_o sense_n there_o may_v be_v other_o end_n of_o the_o descent_n assign_v this_o of_o they_o to_o free_v the_o patriarch_n and_o to_o preach_v to_o those_o that_o be_v dead_a long_o before_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v true_a as_o be_v 1._o repugnant_a to_o the_o plain_a 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