Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n
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A66253
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Preparation for death being a letter sent to a young gentlewoman in France, in a dangerous distemper of which she died.
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Wake, William, 1657-1737.
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1687
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Wing W253; ESTC R5512
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our_o evil_n be_v that_o our_o affection_n be_v tie_v to_o this_o world_n and_o we_o do_v not_o as_o we_o ought_v consider_v another_o another_o 2._o the_o letter_n itself_o divide_v into_o 4._o chapter_n chap._n i._o of_o contentedness_n p._n 30._o this_o i._o a_o duty_n very_o difficult_a n._n 2._o yet_o which_o we_o be_v engage_v to_o 1._o because_o it_o be_v god_n who_o smite_v we_o n._n 3._o 2._o he_o always_o design_v our_o good_a in_o it_o n._n 4._o 3._o and_o by_o our_o affliction_n show_v that_o we_o be_v he_o n._n 5._o 4._o that_o the_o best_a man_n have_v still_o have_v their_o share_n n._n 6._o 5._o particular_a consideration_n n._n 7._o to_o 1â—_n this_o ii_o express_v in_o 3._o particular_n 1._o of_o not_o despair_v nor_o 2._o murmur_a nor_o 3._o be_v fretful_a under_o our_o calamity_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n p._n 57_o nothing_o more_o general_o dread_v n._n 1._o yet_o this_o fear_n may_v be_v banish_v 1._o by_o live_v well_o n._n 2._o 2._o by_o take_v off_o our_o affection_n from_o this_o world._n n._n 3_o 3._o by_o consider_v the_o evil_n it_o free_v we_o from_o n._n 4_o 4._o by_o view_v the_o sin_n it_o prevent_v n._n 5_o 5._o by_o expect_v it_o every_o day_n n._n 6_o 6._o particular_a consideration_n n._n 7_o chap._n iii_o of_o provide_v for_o another_o world._n p._n 72_o this_o we_o ought_v immediate_o to_o set_v about_o n._n 1_o 2_o 3._o how_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v it_o 1._o in_o general_n n._n 4._o to_o 8._o 2._o in_o particular_a by_o i._o faith._n ii_o repentance_n i._o faith._n p._n 86_o what_o it_o be_v n._n 1_o 2._o the_o part_n of_o it_o n._n 4._o ib._n these_o fulfil_v 1._o in_o a_o firm_a assent_n to_o god_n truth_n n._n 3._o 2._o a_o obedience_n to_o his_o command_n n._n 4._o 3._o a_o fear_n of_o his_o punishment_n n._n 5._o 4._o a_o hope_n of_o his_o promise_n n._n 6._o what_o faith_n every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o have_v of_o his_o own_o salvation_n n._n 7_o 8._o ii_o repentance_n p._n 97_o what_o it_o be_v n._n 1._o the_o part_n of_o it_o n._n 4._o 1._o a_o sense_n of_o sin_n n._n 3._o 2._o contrition_n for_o it_o n._n 4_o 5._o 3._o confession_n of_o sin_n n._n 6_o 7._o 4._o resolution_n against_o it_o n._n 8_o 9_o 10._o chap._n iu._n of_o particular_a duty_n p._n 115._o i._o prayer_n p._n 116_o its_o necessity_n n._n 1_o 2._o why_o we_o do_v not_o always_o perceive_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o n._n 3_o 4._o 1._o we_o often_o receive_v it_o when_o we_o think_v we_o do_v not_o n._n 5_o 6._o 2._o if_o we_o receive_v it_o not_o the_o fault_n lie_v at_o our_o own_o door_n n._n 7._o the_o qualification_n requisite_a that_o we_o may_v obtain_v it_o ii_o charity_n p._n 134_o its_o excellence_n n._n 1._o part_n towards_o god._n n._n 2._o towards_o our_o neighbour_n n._n 3._o iii_o of_o spend_v your_o time_n well_o p._n 137_o 1._o take_v all_o occasion_n of_o do_v good_a n._n 1._o 2._o live_v innocent_o n._n 2._o 3._o often_o return_v to_o holy_a exercise_n n._n 3._o 4._o constant_o intermix_v pious_a ejaculation_n n._n 4._o 4._o the_o close_o p._n 144_o finis_fw-la advertisement_n private_a devotion_n digest_v into_o six_o litany_n with_o direction_n and_o prayer_n by_o hen._n valentine_n a_o private_a prayer_n to_o be_v use_v in_o difficult_a time_n new_o publish_v both_o print_v for_o ric._n chiswell_n luk._n 2._o 29._o phil._n 1._o 21._o 23._o heb._n 12._o v_o 11._o 1_o sam._n 3._o 18._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o revel_v 21._o 4._o v_o 5._o 6._o heb._n 12._o 2._o heb._n 11._o 37._o 38._o heb._n 12._o 1._o ps._n 38._o 8._o matthew_n xxvii_o 46._o v_o 55._o v_o 57_o job_n 14._o 1._o psal._n 119._o 55._o gen._n 2._o 17._o gen._n 3._o 15._o psal._n 19_o 12._o phil._n 3._o 20._o josh._n 10._o 12._o 1_o king_n 17._o 2_o king_n 20._o 6._o james_n 4._o 3._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 58._o