Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	death_n	life_n	separation_n	5,892	5	10.4670	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29101	The excellency of the Christian revelation, as it promiseth assistance, and compleat salvation to sinners a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, November the 6th, 1699, being the eighth, for this year, of the lecture founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq. / by Samuel Bradford ...	Bradford, Samuel, 1652-1731.	1699 (1699)	Wing B4111; ESTC R19744	15,243	31

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resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n 23._o rom._n 8.19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o thus_o st._n paul_n have_v mention_v the_o earnest_a expectation_n which_o the_o whole_a creation_n have_v of_o be_v deliver_v from_o vanity_n and_o that_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n to_o which_o it_o be_v at_o present_a subject_v he_o add_v and_o not_o only_o they_o but_o ourselves_o also_o which_o have_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n even_o we_o ourselves_o groan_v within_o ourselves_o wait_v for_o the_o adoption_n to_o wit_n the_o redemption_n of_o our_o body_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n again_o 5.4_o 2_o cor._n 5.4_o we_o that_o be_v in_o this_o tabernacle_n do_v groan_n be_v burden_v not_o for_o that_o we_o will_v be_v unclothe_v but_o clothe_v upon_o that_o mortality_n may_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o life_n intimate_v that_o christian_n will_v not_o be_v complete_o happy_a till_o their_o body_n shall_v be_v redeem_v from_o corruption_n and_o till_o their_o soul_n shall_v be_v clothe_v 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