Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	conversion_n	darkness_n	sort_v	58	3	16.1355	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95609	A Scripture-map of the wildernesse of sin, and vvay to Canaan. Or The sinners way to the saints rest. Wherein the close bewildring sleights of sin, wiles of the Devill, and windings of the heart, as also the various bewildrings of lost sinners, yea, even of saints, before, in, and after conversion; the necessity of leaning upon Christ alone for salvation, with directions therein: as also, the evident and eminent danger of false guides, false wayes, false leaning-stocks, are plainly, and practically discovered. Being the summe of LXIV lecture sermons preached at Sudbury in Suffolk, on Cantic. 8.5. / By Faithful Teate, M.A. minister of the Gospel.	Teate, Faithful, b. 1621.	1655 (1655)	Wing T615; Thomason E839_1; ESTC R203761	372,945	489

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persuade_v thou_o but_o to_o thy_o own_o good_a and_o the_o influence_n that_o thy_o heart_n have_v upon_o thou_o to_o guide_v thy_o bent_n after_o its_o own_o bent_n and_o thy_o way_n after_o its_o own_o way_n be_v the_o propriety_n that_o thou_o have_v in_o it_o and_o it_o in_o thou_o thus_o jam_fw-la 1.14_o every_o man_n say_v the_o apostle_n be_v tempt_v when_o he_o be_v lead_v away_o of_o his_o own_o lust_n that_o which_o tempt_v he_o lead_v he_o and_o that_o which_o lead_v he_o lead_v he_o away_o and_o that_o which_o thus_o tempt_v he_o and_o lead_v he_o away_o be_v lust_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o lust_n have_v such_o prevalency_n upon_o he_o be_v because_o it_o be_v his_o own_o lust_n so_o then_o it_o be_v his_o own_o heart_n that_o lead_v he_o to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o his_o own_o ruin_n casting-voice_n 2d_o betwixt_o god_n way_n &_o satan_n the_o heart_n have_v the_o casting-voice_n second_o our_o heart_n have_v the_o cast_a voice_n betwixt_o the_o counter-voice_n of_o 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