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	life_n	union_n	9,828	5	9.8632	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52440	Two treatises concerning the divine light the first, being an answer to a letter of a learned Quaker, which he is pleased to call, A just reprehension to John Norris for his unjust reflections on the Quakers, in his book entituled, Reflections upon the conduct of human life, &c., the second, being a discourse concerning the grossness of the Quakers notion of the light within, with their confusion and inconsistency in explaining it / by John Norris ...	Norris, John, 1657-1711.; Norris, John, 1657-1711. Grossness of the Quaker's principle.	1692 (1692)	Wing N1276; ESTC R2996	64,661	150

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branch_n in_o the_o vine_n again_o the_o saint_n feel_v it_o ibid._n namely_o the_o divine_a seed_n or_o light_n in_o they_o as_o real_o to_o be_v a_o part_n or_o particle_n of_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o heaven_n viz._n of_o that_o spiritual_a and_o invisible_a heaven_n where_o the_o saint_n live_v as_o they_o do_v feel_v the_o body_n of_o their_o outward_a man_n to_o be_v a_o part_n or_o particle_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o this_o outward_a world_n again_o he_o say_v that_o this_o divine_a seed_n 130._o or_o light_n be_v not_o the_o godhead_n itself_o but_o a_o certain_a middle_a nature_n substance_n or_o be_v betwixt_o the_o godhead_n and_o mankind_n etc._n etc._n this_o will_v be_v think_v the_o more_o strange_a say_v he_o by_o many_o because_o they_o have_v be_v common_o teach_v and_o have_v common_o receive_v it_o that_o there_o be_v no_o middle_a substance_n betwixt_o the_o godhead_n and_o we_o at_o least_o as_o to_o the_o inward_a for_o they_o have_v suppose_v that_o the_o spirit_n or_o mind_n of_o a_o man_n or_o a_o angel_n be_v next_o unto_o the_o godhead_n which_o i_o deny_v for_o the_o heavenly_a or_o divine_a substance_n or_o essence_n of_o which_o the_o divine_a birth_n be_v both_o conceive_v in_o mary_n and_o be_v inward_o conceive_v in_o the_o saint_n be_v of_o a_o middle_a nature_n and_o lest_o by_o their_o call_v as_o they_o often_o do_v this_o substance_n a_o divine_a substance_n they_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o imply_v that_o it_o be_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o god_n he_o take_v care_n to_o lay_v in_o a_o caution_n against_o any_o such_o construction_n in_o the_o next_o paragraph_n this_o middle_a nature_n say_v he_o i_o call_v ibid._n a_o divine_a substance_n or_o essence_n not_o as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o godhead_n itself_o or_o a_o particle_n or_o portion_n of_o it_o but_o because_o of_o its_o excellency_n above_o all_o other_o thing_n next_o unto_o the_o godhead_n as_o on_o such_o a_o account_n man_n do_v call_v other_o thing_n divine_a which_o be_v very_o excellent_a yea_o some_o call_v holy_a man_n divine_a and_o some_o call_v these_o who_o teach_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n divine_n as_o john_n who_o write_v the_o revelation_n be_v call_v john_n the_o divine_a also_o this_o excellent_a and_o intermediate_v be_v may_v be_v call_v the_o divine_a be_v because_o the_o godhead_n be_v most_o immediate_o manifest_v therein_o and_o dwell_v in_o it_o as_o in_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n or_o holy_a of_o holies_n he_o further_o tell_v we_o speak_v of_o the_o conception_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n that_o god_n do_v real_o sow_v a_o most_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a seed_n in_o 129._o the_o virgin_n womb_n and_o that_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o christ_n have_v a_o divine_a perfection_n and_o virtue_n and_o 132._o that_o substantial_a above_o all_o other_o men._n again_o he_o say_v that_o his_o body_n have_v not_o only_o the_o perfection_n 133._o of_o our_o body_n but_o also_o much_o more_o because_o of_o its_o be_v 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keith_n agree_v with_o each_o other_o and_o both_o of_o they_o in_o this_o in_o make_v the_o light_n within_o not_o to_o be_v god_n or_o a_o substance_n proper_o divine_a but_o to_o be_v a_o creature_n and_o more_o than_o that_o to_o be_v a_o material_a and_o corporeal_a creature_n but_o that_o the_o reader_n may_v have_v yet_o a_o more_o full_a account_n and_o more_o clear_a and_o exact_a comprehension_n of_o this_o matter_n i_o will_v take_v their_o hypothesis_n from_o the_o very_a ground_n and_o bottom_n of_o it_o and_o resolve_v it_o into_o certain_a distinct_a principle_n or_o supposition_n which_o as_o far_o as_o i_o be_o able_a to_o gather_v from_o the_o forecited_a and_o other_o like_a passage_n that_o occur_v up_o and_o down_o in_o their_o write_n be_v such_o as_o these_o 1._o they_o suppose_v that_o the_o spiritual_a life_n or_o the_o life_n of_o holiness_n and_o grace_n be_v a_o substantial_a life_n even_o as_o the_o life_n of_o vegetation_n the_o life_n of_o sensation_n 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they_o be_v of_o particular_a concernment_n i_o will_v set_v down_o at_o large_a to_o the_o question_n of_o his_o adversary_n have_v christ_n two_o body_n he_o answer_v yes_o and_o let_v he_o deny_v it_o if_o he_o dare_v without_o contradict_v the_o scripture_n joh._n 6._o 58._o christ_n speak_v of_o his_o flesh_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o flesh_n he_o take_v from_o the_o virgin_n mary_n for_o that_o come_v not_o down_o from_o heaven_n but_o he_o have_v a_o spiritual_a body_n in_o which_o his_o soul_n exist_v long_o before_o he_o take_v flesh_n of_o the_o virgin_n which_o i_o think_v be_v a_o express_a declaration_n for_o a_o twofold_a body_n of_o christ_n the_o body_n wherein_o he_o be_v incarnate_a and_o a_o body_n antecedent_n to_o his_o incarnation_n 5._o they_o

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